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Single Judge Application; in Hensley v. Brown 5 Vet.App. 155, 157 (1993), the Court determined that the threshold for normal hearing is from 0 to 20 decibels, and higher threshold levels reflect some degree of hearing loss. Review of the May 1974 separation examination reflects that the appellant’s right ear hearing threshold at 4000 Hertz is 25 decibels, R. at 1237, and pursuant to Hensley v. Brown, this does reveal some level of hearing loss – especially when compared to the May 1972 enlistment examination which reflects his right ear hearing threshold at 4000 Hertz to be 5 decibels, R. at 1241.;

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Single Judge Application; In Chavis, the Court explained that the ankylosis requirement in 38 C.F.R. § 4.71a “can be met with evidence of the functional equivalent of ankylosis during a flare.” Chavis v. McDonough, _ Vet.App. _ , No. 19-2928, 2021 WL 1432578, at *1 (Apr. 16, 2021) (emphasis added); Chavis changes the landscape; examiner did not consider whether the functional limitations appellant experienced regularly and during the examination were akin to a functional equivalent of ankylosis. Though the Board did mention appellant’s daily flare-ups, pain, and functional limitations of his neck, the Board did not address how this potentially favorable evidence compared to ankylosis;

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