The Veteran's hearing loss in the right ear is granted as service connected. The Board found that it was at least as likely as not that the hearing loss occurred during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a positive shift in his right ear hearing acuity thresholds, which the Board applied favorably to the Veteran due to the transition from ASA to ISO-ANSI standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064841
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have a current disability of hearing loss in the left ear for VA purposes, and thus denied service connection. For the right ear, the Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's hearing loss was incurred during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, precluded him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 8, 2022. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from January 8, 2022 onward.
- Granted
The Veteran's hearing loss in his right ear was incurred during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pre-existing hearing loss in both the right and left ears, finding that there was an increase in severity during service without clear and unmistakable evidence of natural progression. The Veteran's exposure to noise trauma while on active duty is acknowledged, as are his symptoms of hearing loss since discharge.
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