The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and military service, including noise exposure. The Veteran's separation examination showed normal hearing thresholds.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no credible continuity of symptomatology since service or the presumptive period, and concluded that the current right ear hearing loss is less likely related to military noise exposure/acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18146358
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss due to noise exposure during service. However, the initial rating for bilateral hearing loss (left ear) remains noncompensable.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with no worse than Level I hearing loss in the right ear.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss, but denied service connection for left ear sensorineural hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure and grants service connection for this condition.
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