The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.
The deciding factor: There were no auditory thresholds 40 dB or greater at applicable frequencies, or three frequencies were not 26 dB or greater, or speech discrimination scores less than 94 percent, indicating a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023557
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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