Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus as there was no evidence to support a link between the conditions and the Veteran's active duty or ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the current hearing loss and tinnitus were less likely than not related to the Veteran's military noise exposure, and the STRs did not show any significant threshold shifts during service. There was also no evidence of continuous symptoms since service for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108539
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