Denied
The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examination found no current hearing loss disability, and the onset of tinnitus occurred more than nine years after separation from service with no in-service noise exposure documented.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019140
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