The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examination found no significant permanent threshold shift, and the August 2024 examiner concluded that the Veteran's symptoms were more likely transient ear noise rather than tinnitus. For hearing loss, there was no positive nexus opinion linking it to service despite in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099320
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