The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was deemed insufficient due to its failure to address the Veteran's reported hearing loss at separation and the subsequent claim for hearing loss. The Board found it reasonable to deduce that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military noise exposure, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018058
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