The Veteran's left ear hearing loss had its onset in service and is related to service. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability of post nasal drip, which existed prior to service but worsened during service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show a threshold shift in the Veteran's hearing and an active nose injury with post nasal drip noted on his enlistment examination. A private examiner diagnosed the Veteran with mild sensorineural hearing loss of the left ear and opined that it was related to service. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of post nasal drip is at least as likely as not aggravated by the in-service nose injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the left ear, Nose injury with post nasal drip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1454606
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