Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability under VA standards. The claims for left and right foot pain were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current hearing disability, and the evidence did not support a link between his claimed foot conditions and in-service cold exposure or other service-related factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left foot pain, to include plantar fasciitis, Right foot pain, to include plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104585
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