The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as it did not have onset during military service or within one year of discharge from service and is not shown to be related to his military service.,Tinnitus was granted as the evidence supports that the Veteran has experienced tinnitus since service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was not at least as likely as not caused by or a result of an event in military service due to lack of contemporaneous medical evidence and insufficient scientific basis for delayed onset of hearing loss after acoustic trauma.,The Veteran reported experiencing tinnitus since service, which is credible given his history and the fact that he has observed symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069463
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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