The Board has determined that service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and cancer of the tonsil wall, throat, base of tongue and salivary glands. The Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure for her hearing loss and tinnitus, and to in-service toxin exposure for her cancer.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to her service, with particular emphasis on in-service noise exposure for her hearing loss and tinnitus, and in-service toxin exposure for her cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cancer of the tonsil wall, throat, base of the tongue and salivary glands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1522709
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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