The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and dismissed the issue of a rating in excess of 10 percent for ischemic heart disease. The case is remanded for further examination regarding the skin disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements supported by his competent medical evidence were sufficient to establish that he had decreased hearing acuity during service, which persisted and was related to acoustic trauma from noise exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22003531
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to inadequate examination and reasoning.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, finding that there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his active service.
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