The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disabilities are related to hazardous noise exposure during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's competent and credible lay statements as to the onset and continuity of his bilateral hearing loss were supported by the VA examiner's acknowledgment of in-service noise exposure and lack of post-service exposures, which supported the Veteran's contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23007746
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disabilities as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disability and in-service noise exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss disabilities and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examinations. The claims must be returned for new examinations and opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining medical nexus opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disabilities are related to service. The decision will consider evidence of record at the time of the June 2022 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hearing loss is not related to service or noise exposure experienced therein, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The issue of headaches was also addressed but no opinion could be provided without resorting to speculation.
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