The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is found to have originated during his period of active duty and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records confirm the Veteran had a diagnosis of mild bilateral high frequency hearing loss in 1983, which continued after retirement from military service. A VA examiner opined that this current hearing problem resulted from the Veteran's military noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, headaches with dizziness, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, liver disability, left wrist disability, bilateral foot disability (claimed as toes curving), skin disability, psychiatric disability (posttraumatic stress disorder and depression), neck disability, back disability, chronic pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1534958
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What this means for you
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