The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities did not have onset during military service or within one year of separation from service, and there was no causal relationship between his in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records do not show hearing loss or tinnitus at discharge. The Board found no nexus between current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus and in-service noise exposure due to lack of continuity of symptomatology and the absence of evidence of chronic disease during service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104402
What this means for you
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