Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss, determining that it first manifested during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record was at least evenly balanced to suggest that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss first manifested during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000851
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