Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is causally related to his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure based on credible lay testimony and a private medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108343
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