The Board has granted service connection for right-ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder) based on in-service noise exposure and reported combat experiences.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his in-service noise exposure and combat experiences.
- Claimed conditions
- Right-ear hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21011556
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including residuals of facial burns, Parkinsonism, PTSD, tinnitus, and right-ear hearing loss, prevented him from performing the physical and mental acts required for employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right-ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for left-ear hearing loss, finding that there was no current disability in either ear as defined by VA standards.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right-ear hearing loss as there is no probative evidence of a current diagnosis meeting the criteria for qualification as a disability for VA purposes.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right-ear hearing loss, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is related to service.
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