The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing impairment is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during his active military service.,Service connection was denied for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma in service, which is considered a form of noise exposure. The medical examiner concluded that this noise exposure likely caused his current bilateral hearing loss.,While the Veteran claimed asbestos and chemical exposures as contributing to his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the VA examiner reviewed recent studies and determined there was no direct causal relationship between these exposures and the development of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175702
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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