The Board has granted the readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear and left ear sensorineural hearing loss, finding that new evidence supports a current disability. The claim for left ear sensorineural hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability meeting VA criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear but not in the left ear, and the Veteran's lay statements support his account of in-service acoustic trauma leading to ongoing symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Left Ear Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24081493
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is due to his military noise exposure during service.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which include PTSD, back and neck conditions. The Board grants the TDIU.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss is not related to service, specifically due to a lack of evidence showing hearing loss during service and no significant shift in hearing between entrance and separation. The VA audiologists concluded it was less likely than not caused by or the result of in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes and therefore, his claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied. For left ear hearing loss, the evidence shows that the Veteran's sensorineural hearing loss in the frequency range of 500-4000 Hz has been rated as Level I under Diagnostic Code 6100.
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