Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as the Veteran did not have a current disability under VA standards.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's hearing loss or transient head noise met the medical definition of tinnitus, nor was there any indication that these conditions were caused by military noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011443
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