The Veteran's sensorineural bilateral hearing loss is related to service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was caused by or a result of loud noise exposure/artillery exposure during service, as supported by his competent and credible lay and medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18145928
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What this means for you
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