Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's hearing loss was incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Board credited the Veteran's testimony regarding the onset of his hearing loss and found more weight to a positive medical opinion which took note of his reported history.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015656
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