Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for left ear hearing loss to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss met the criteria for qualification as a disability for VA purposes under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, while the November 2024 examination noted left ear hearing loss for VA purposes but an inadequate opinion was provided regarding its etiology.
- 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
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096312
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