The Board finds that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss is incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed left-sided abdominal or hip pain disability in service, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient credible evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology. Therefore, service connection for this issue is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss was incurred during service due to exposure to loud noises associated with military aircraft, bombs, artillery, and explosions.,There is no evidence of a diagnosed left-sided abdominal or hip pain disability in service. The Veteran has not provided sufficient credible evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss, Left Side Condition (left-sided abdominal and hip pain), Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine (Back Disability), Bilateral Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1626036
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