The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hearing loss is less likely as not caused by his service, attributing it to occupational and recreational noise exposure over a 30-year period after discharge.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist opined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was less likely as not related to his active duty service due to significant occupational and recreational noise exposure post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003750
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