The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss in his right ear is at least as likely as not caused by noise exposure during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s hearing loss in his right ear was caused by noise exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss in right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133563
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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