The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore, service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's puretone thresholds in decibels for the right ear were measured at 30 decibels in 500 Hertz, 30 decibels at 1000 Hertz, 20 decibels at 2000 Hertz, 25 decibels at 3000 Hertz, and 25 decibels at 4000 Hertz for an overall average of 25 decibels. Speech recognition was found to score 98 percent using the Maryland CNC word list.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right ear hearing loss","claimed_conditions":["right ear hearing loss"]}, {"condition_name":"Left ankle degenerative arthritis (arthritis in joints)","claimed_conditions":["left ankle degenerative arthritis","arthritis in joints"]}, {"condition_name":"Left foot degenerative arthritis (arthritis in joints)","claimed_conditions":["left foot degenerative arthritis","arthritis in joints"]}, {"condition_name":"Left hand degenerative arthritis (arthritis in joints)","claimed_conditions":["left hand degenerative arthritis","arthritis in joints"]}, {"condition_name":"Left knee degenerative arthritis (bilateral knee arthritis)","claimed_conditions":["left knee degenerative arthritis","bilateral knee arthritis"]}, {"condition_name":"Right knee degenerative arthritis (bilateral knee arthritis)","claimed_conditions":["right knee degenerative arthritis","bilateral knee arthritis"]}, {"condition_name":"Right foot degenerative arthritis (arthritis in joints)","claimed_conditions":["right foot degenerative arthritis","arthritis in joints"]}, {"condition_name":"Right wrist degenerative arthritis (arthritis in joints)","claimed_conditions":["right wrist degenerative arthritis","arthritis in joints"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20016067
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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