Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to a concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act, and the claim for tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's statements were not supported by sufficient medical evidence and that the gap in treatment weighed against his claims. The May 2019 VA audiologist's opinion was given substantial weight, concluding that tinnitus was less likely than not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105561
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