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
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's claims were dismissed due to his death.
- Denied
The veteran's hearing loss in the right ear is noncompensable and does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear and found that a compensable rating was not warranted for left ear hearing loss.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
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