Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a relationship between the Veteran's hearing loss and his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on a private medical opinion supporting a link between his hearing loss and noise exposure during service, despite conflicting VA examination opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011185
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