The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted.,Service connection has also been granted for asbestosis (lung condition related to exposure to asbestos).
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of in-service noise exposure leading to current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. For the lung condition claim, the Veteran's history of heavy exposure to asbestos during service is established, and his symptoms are consistent with asbestosis likely related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190097
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What this means for you
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