The Board granted service connection for left-ear hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The November 2022 positive VA medical nexus opinions, along with the grants of service connection for right-ear hearing loss and tinnitus based on in-service hazardous noise exposure, brought the evidence into approximate balance regarding the question of nexus for left-ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left-ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039328
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the Veteran's left ear hearing loss preexisted service and if it is related to military noise exposure.
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