Granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to acoustic trauma during his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 medical opinion provided by a private doctor of audiology supported the claim, while VA opinions in July and October 2024 were found inadequate due to their reliance on the absence of treatment records without considering the Veteran's reported noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099092
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