Service connection for hearing loss in left ear is denied.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for sleep apnea is denied.,Service connection for skin cancer on face is denied.,A compensable rating for hearing loss in right ear is denied.,The claim for service connection for a back disability is remanded.,The claim for service connection for a vestibular disorder in the right ear, to include vertigo and loss of balance, is remanded.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran has a current hearing loss disability in his left ear as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disability, Hearing Loss in Left Ear, Skin Cancer on Face, Sleep Apnea, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorder in Right Ear (to include vertigo and loss of balance)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136547
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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.
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