The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during his military service. The right ear hearing loss disability was not manifest during active service and is unrelated to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had some indication of hearing impairment in both ears on multiple audiometric examinations during service, which supports a finding that the current left ear hearing loss disability is related to noise exposure during his military service. The right ear hearing loss disability was not shown during active service and is unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss disability, Right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- A20015405
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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