Granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, finding it to be related to in-service acoustic trauma.
The deciding factor: The most likely explanation for the Veteran's current left ear hearing loss is in-service acoustic trauma, as already determined for right ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106206
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