Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss was less likely than not caused by service due to the absence of hearing loss during service despite significant noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099696
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