The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current right ear hearing loss disability and concluded that the left ear hearing loss is not related to his service. For the low back disability, a 20 percent rating is granted from October 9, 2018; ratings in excess are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was not shown to be related to service and no current evidence of bilateral hearing loss disability was found.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133443
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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