The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was granted. However, the Board denied service connection for this condition as there is no persuasive evidence that it began during active service or is related to an in-service injury or disease. The Veteran's bilateral eye conditions were also denied as there is no persuasive evidence they began during active service or are related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence did not persuasively show that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss or bilateral eye condition began during his military service or was caused by any incident of service, including noise exposure and laser treatment. The Veteran's lay statements were considered insufficient to establish a nexus between his current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23003078
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