The Veteran's sarcoidosis claim was denied as the evidence did not support a finding of pulmonary involvement with persistent symptoms requiring chronic low dose or intermittent corticosteroids.,The Veteran's right ear hearing loss claim was also denied, as his average puretone threshold in both pre- and post-bronchodilator tests were below 45 decibels.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of pulmonary involvement with persistent symptoms requiring chronic low dose or intermittent corticosteroids for sarcoidosis, as the Veteran's FEV-1 results were consistently above 56% predicted and his speech discrimination scores were at least 94%.,For right ear hearing loss, the evidence did not support a finding of an average puretone threshold between 42 and 49 decibels or a CNC speech discrimination score below 92%, as both tests showed results above these thresholds.
- Claimed conditions
- Sarcoidosis, Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22057684
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