The Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is granted, while his left ear hearing loss disability is denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is related to his in-service noise exposure, while there is no current diagnosis or treatment record indicating a left ear hearing loss disability. The Board has found that the Veteran had chronic ear infections since service and remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his cholesteatoma and otitis media disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral hearing loss","claimed_conditions":["Right ear hearing loss","Left ear hearing loss"]}, {"condition_name":"Cholesteatoma of the right ear","claimed_conditions":["Right cholesteatoma disability"]}, {"condition_name":"Otitis media (chronic)","claimed_conditions":["Chronic otitis media disability"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184792
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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