Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's hearing loss had its onset in active duty service, within one year of separation from such service, or was otherwise related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The absence of in-service evidence of a hearing disability during service and the lack of evidence showing reports of hearing loss or tinnitus in the years following discharge weighed against a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was caused by or the result of military noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25012615
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