The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been denied. The claim for neck disability is remanded.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus cannot be established as the evidence does not show a nexus to service or manifestation within a presumptive period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show significant threshold shift between his entrance and separation evaluations, and there is no evidence of chronic hearing loss in service. The June 2019 VA examiner concluded that the current bilateral hearing loss is less likely than not related to military service.,STRs do not reflect complaint or diagnosis of tinnitus while in service. The Veteran's reported onset of tinnitus was decades after separation, and there is no evidence of a nexus between noise exposure in service and his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23032072
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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