The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current right ear hearing loss is less likely as not caused by or a result of military noise exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003224
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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