Legal Opinion
Boyer v. West
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Decided October 8, 1998No. 97-1194PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAMER, Judge:
The appellant appeals a June 30, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board or BVA) denying service connection for right-ear hearing loss and denying an increased (compensable) rating for left-ear hearing loss. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will affirm the decision of the BVA.
I. RELEVANT BACKGROUND
The appellant served on active duty in the U.S. Army from October 1967 to December 1969. R. at 55. His service medical records indicate his hearing was within normal ranges in…
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