The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show that it began during service or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss was less likely than not caused by or the result of an event in military service, citing a lack of objective evidence of any permanent auditory hearing thresholds from his Army induction examination to separation examination and no reports of hearing loss in service treatment records or on separation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017191
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