The Board denied the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral high frequency hearing loss as new and material evidence was not received, and the condition is considered a pre-existing disorder that was not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was not submitted to support the claim of aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral high frequency hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18113569
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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