The Board denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss disabilities, finding that the Veteran did not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear as defined by VA regulations. The Board concluded there was no evidence of noise exposure during service or continuity of symptomatology post-service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's hearing acuity was normal for VA purposes and did not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability, thus concluding that his current hearing loss is not related to military service.
- 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
- January 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22005068
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- 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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