The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a right big toe disability as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current disabilities did not have their onset during or are otherwise related to an in-service event, injury, or disease. The Board found the medical opinion persuasive and the Veteran's lay statements insufficient to establish a link between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Right big toe disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25011986
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