The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss disability and COPD, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.,The Board noted that while the Veteran reported exposure to noise during service, this did not result in a current hearing loss disability. For COPD, the Board found that there was no evidence of a nexus between the condition and service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is not related to his military service due to lack of documentation of a pre-service or in-service hearing loss disability. For COPD, the Board found insufficient evidence linking the current condition to service exposure.,Both conditions were deemed unrelated to service based on the absence of documented onset during service and lack of medical opinion establishing a link between service and the current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss disability, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149449
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