The Board granted service connection for sensorineural hearing loss of the right ear, finding that it was related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a positive nexus between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure, despite an initial negative opinion from the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010998
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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