The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear was denied as he does not have a current disability of hearing loss for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the threshold requirement for a hearing loss disability under VA regulations, thus failing to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss in right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192607
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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