Granted
Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.,The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are related to his military service based on his in-service noise exposure and reported continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability","diagnosis_codes":["38 C.F.R. § 3.385"]}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","diagnosis_codes":["38 C.F.R. § 3.303(b)"]}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disability","diagnosis_codes":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Right Ear Drum Hemorrhage","diagnosis_codes":null}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20066830
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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