Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has a disability for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination did not meet the criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 for a current disability, and the appellant was not competent to diagnose himself with hearing loss or link his symptoms to 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 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098595
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