The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, as well as compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of neck or spine fusion surgery.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss had onset in service, and the Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The symptoms of the Veteran's allergic rhinitis throughout the appellate period did not more nearly approximate complete obstruction (of the nasal passage) on one side.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Allergic rhinitis, Sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020985
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