Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and GERD as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability in either case.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of hearing loss or GERD at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claims, which is required for service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108268
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