Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss, as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The October 2014 VA medical examiner's opinion concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss was less likely than not due to military noise exposure, while the August 2024 private medical opinion lacked sufficient reasoning and expertise in the etiology of hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106265
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