Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the current condition and his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found no objective evidence during active service to support a nexus of auditory damage, and the examiner stated tinnitus could not cause or aggravate hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013957
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