Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner opined that there was no evidence to support a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss or tinnitus.
- 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 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102733
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