The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and awarded a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The decision also found that the Veteran is unable to secure or maintain any substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current hearing loss disability began during service and has been continuous since separation, allowing for a grant of service connection on a presumptive basis. The Board also found that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, Parkinson's disease, tremors, and other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, right upper extremity tremor, Parkinson's disease with right lower extremity tremors and balance difficulty, left upper extremity tremor, tinnitus, Parkinson's facies with slurred speech and chewing, left lower extremity rigidity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22047169
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
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