The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the Veteran's current hearing loss disability of the right ear is not shown to be incurred in or otherwise the result of his active service.,Service connection was also denied for dental disorder, including loss of teeth, for compensation purposes due to lack of evidence of a compensable dental condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current hearing loss disability of the right ear is not shown to be incurred in or otherwise the result of his active service. The VA examiner found that the pre-existing left ear hearing loss did not worsen during service, and the right ear hearing loss was not caused by or a result of an event in military service.,There was no evidence of a compensable dental condition for which compensation may be paid. The June 2016 VA examination explicitly found there was no evidence of a dental disorder for which compensation may be paid.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Dental disorder, including loss of teeth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18115304
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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