The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for left ear hearing loss disability. The right ear hearing loss disability remains remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence was presented that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to establish the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, thus reopening the claim.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Left Ear Hearing Loss Disability, Peyronie's Disease, Right Ear Hearing Loss Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19112099
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