The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions concluded that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were less likely than not related to his military service due to lack of evidence of in-service auditory damage and the presence of other contributing factors such as post-service noise exposure and age-related hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25013068
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