Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his in-service acoustic trauma.
The deciding factor: The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his in-service exposure to acoustic trauma based on credible lay testimony and medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25013021
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