The Board granted service connection for left ear and right ear sensorineural hearing loss based on new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The private audiologist's positive nexus opinion, along with the Veteran's testimony of continuous symptoms since service, were deemed more persuasive than the VA examiners' negative opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear sensorineural hearing loss, Right ear sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063701
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's left ankle disability, but denied increased ratings for left ear sensorineural hearing loss and pseudofolliculitis barbae.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and an initial compensable evaluation for left ear sensorineural hearing loss, finding that there is no evidence of current disabilities in accordance with VA criteria.
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