The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left-ear hearing loss has been reopened and the case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current left ear hearing loss was not related to service, but the Board finds this opinion inadequate as it lacks an adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- left-ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143696
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left-ear hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims as it lacks jurisdiction due to improper filing of an appeal under the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (AMA). The Veteran needs to file a proper Notice of Disagreement within one year from the notification of the January 2019 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for left-ear hearing loss and has remanded the issue of right-ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for left-ear hearing loss is granted, while the claim for right-ear hearing loss is denied.
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