Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the weight of the evidence is against a finding that the disability was incurred in or caused by service.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 VA examiner's opinion, supported by detailed rationale and based on objective evidence, concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss was less likely than not related to noise exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25013512
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