Granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship between the current disability and in-service hazardous noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current right ear hearing loss arose during or is related to service, giving probative weight to medical opinions considering in-service noise exposure and threshold shifts.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003139
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