The Board has granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear, finding that symptoms were continuous since service separation and meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.303(b).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current sensorineural hearing loss was related to continuous symptoms of hearing loss after service separation.
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- A20015373
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in both ears and bilateral tinnitus due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for sensorineural hearing loss in both ears are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear are granted. The claim for sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear as there is no current disability meeting VA compensation standards.
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