The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and left ear hearing loss. The Veteran's service records do not show any evidence of hearing loss in either ear during service or within one year post-service, and his current hearing loss is not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability was incurred in service or due to exposure to herbicide agents. The left ear hearing loss disability has been rated as noncompensable (zero percent) based on the current audiometric findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss disability, Left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21007182
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability, finding that it is due to in-service hazardous noise exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability began during service and is therefore granted as service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is related to hazardous noise exposure in service, while his right ear hearing loss disability was not aggravated during service.
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