Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of a medical nexus between his military service and these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a negative nexus opinion, stating that there was no evidence of permanent auditory damage on active duty from conceded noise in the right ear, and therefore it is less likely than not that the current hearing loss is related to military noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019335
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