Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's medical opinion found no causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss, supported by the absence of symptoms during service and shortly after discharge, as well as the lack of a diagnosis until 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095803
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