The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as it was incurred in service.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it first manifested during service and has been continuous since.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the claimed conditions is granted based on a finding of direct service connection, secondary to service-connected conditions, or due to exposure to noise trauma. The Board finds that there is sufficient evidence to support these determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss","claimed_conditions":["bilateral hearing loss"]}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus","claimed_conditions":["tinnitus"]}, {"condition_name":"nasal polyps (also claimed as sinusitis)","claimed_conditions":["nasal polyps","sinusitis"]}, {"condition_name":"lung condition","claimed_conditions":["lung condition"]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195549
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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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