Denied
The Board denied service connection for both left and right ear hearing loss, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current hearing loss and the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure, as the examiner opined that the Veteran's mixed hearing loss was consistent with middle ear dysfunction rather than permanent auditory damage due to hazardous noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011027
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