Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of evidence supporting a medical nexus between the conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were related to his in-service noise exposure, citing the absence of documented hearing issues during service and post-service denials of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100075
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