Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that it is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the same in-service hazardous noise exposure and comparable bilateral in-service shift in hearing acuity led to the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108038
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