The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of an injury, and a causal relationship between the claimed condition and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss was less likely than not caused by any noise exposures in service, as there was no evidence of a permanent threshold shift sufficient to show in-service auditory damage. The record also failed to establish entitlement to service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098545
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