Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist concluded it is less likely than not that the hearing loss is related to military noise exposure due to no significant permanent shift in hearing thresholds during service, lack of complaints or treatment for hearing decrease, and post-service occupational noise exposure as a possible cause.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104935
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