Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of the presence of hearing loss to a compensable degree within one year of discharge, and the current hearing loss is not related to in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hearing loss is less likely as not related to military service due to the lack of complaints during and immediately after service, and the absence of a significant shift in hearing levels during his military service.
- 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
- A25017362
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