Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted, but the claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of perforated left eardrum was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding the service connection for bilateral hearing loss, warranting a grant under the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, residuals of perforated left eardrum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006069
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