The Board granted service connection for right and left ear hearing loss disability, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is related to his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current bilateral hearing loss, including statements from family members and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss disability, left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065318
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
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and his in-service noise exposure.
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