Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance or greater that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is etiologically related to his in-service exposure to hazardous noise.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure based on the Veteran's competent lay statements and the medical opinion provided by the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103204
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