Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show that it was etiologically related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion, based on NOISH standards and a lack of significant threshold shifts during service, was found most probative.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013432
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