The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder is granted with an effective date of April 24, 1982. Service connection for perforated ear drums (claimed as tympanic membrane injury with bilateral hearing loss) is denied.
The deciding factor: The earliest receipt of communication or action indicating intent to apply for entitlement to service connection was on April 24, 1982, which is the effective date granted by the Board. The Veteran's perforated ear drums and bilateral hearing loss were not found to be related to his in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, Perforated ear drums (claimed as tympanic membrane injury with bilateral hearing loss)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23042419
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