The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence supporting a nexus between the in-service noise exposure and the current disability.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examiner's opinion was more persuasive as it detailed objective evidence from service treatment records, discussed relevant medical literature, and addressed post-service noise-exposure. The gap of over 40 years between service separation and medical documentation also weighed against a finding that the hearing loss was incurred during 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100125
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