The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, finding a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: Given the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements concerning onset and continuity of right ear hearing loss and given that he is service-connected for tinnitus and left ear hearing loss based upon his in-service noise exposure, the Board finds that the evidence is not persuasively against the claim and that the reasonable doubt standard must be applied.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044237
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.
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