Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and laryngeal cancer due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to in-service exposure or incidents.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examiner's opinion found that the Veteran's laryngeal cancer was less likely than not caused by in-service exposures, and there was no evidence of a current disability of bilateral hearing loss as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, laryngeal cancer, status post total laryngectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106032
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