Clyde McKinney, Jr. v. Robert A. McDonald

SCHOELEN, Judge:

Clyde McKinney, Jr., appeals through counsel an April 10, 2013, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) decision that denied disability compensation for (1) a respiratory disorder to include as due to asbestos exposure, (2) bilateral hearing loss, and (3) tinnitus.1 Record (R.) at 3-21. This matter was referred to a panel of the Court, with oral argument, to address whether the hearing loss noted on Mr. McKinney’s entrance examination was a *19preexisting disability under 38 U.S.C. § 1111.2 For the following reasons, the Board’s decision will be vacated and the matters remanded for…