Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's in-service acoustic trauma was sufficient to cause changes to his auditory system and that he experienced threshold shifts during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record indicates that the Veteran's hearing loss was the result of his in-service acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098452
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