The Board grants the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it is etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board finds probative evidence supporting a causal relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure, despite negative VA examination opinions. The private medical opinions from Drs. A.B., Au.D., and R.C., M.D., are considered more persuasive due to their thorough review of the record and provision of adequate rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002868
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