The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's hearing loss was due to his active service, citing normal audiometric findings upon entry and separation from service, lack of complaints or treatment during service, and no evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss decades later.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103693
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