Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service, including noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus was causally or etiologically related to his military service, including noise exposure during his time as a combat engineer.
- 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 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101576
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