The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as a result of exposure to loud noise during service, and the disability has been continuous since service.,The Veteran's arthritis of the lumbar spine is granted based on chronic disease presumptive service connection due to symptoms that began in service and have persisted since then.
The deciding factor: Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b) as a result of exposure to loud noise during service, which is considered acoustic trauma, and continuous symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Arthritis of the Lumbar Spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001030
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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