Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability that met VA compensation standards.
The deciding factor: The January 2024 VA examination did not show an auditory threshold of 40 decibels or greater at any frequency, thresholds of 26 decibels or greater for three frequencies, or a speech recognition score less than 94 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022074
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