Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service noise exposure, citing the lack of significant changes in hearing during service and the absence of symptoms for several years post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010735
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