Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of hearing loss during service or within one year of separation, and the current hearing loss is not related to military noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 VA examiner found that the Veteran had normal hearing at separation and during his service in the United States Reserve in May 1973, which provided no scientific basis on which to conclude that his current hearing loss was caused by or a result of an event in military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096108
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