The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, while his other conditions have not been established as being due to or a result of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided adequate rationale for finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss and tinnitus were related to service exposure to noise. The opinion was based on the Veteran's credible reports of acoustic trauma in service, which is supported by his military occupational specialty as a searchlight crewman. The examiner also considered the IOM report regarding the likelihood of delayed onset of noise-induced hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- rashes, moles, warts, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, breathing disorder, right hip disability, back disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, heart disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1542071
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