Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no nexus between the Veteran's claimed conditions and her military service or toxic exposure, citing lack of in-service symptoms and evidence of onset many years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Cardiac arrhythmia (cardiac condition), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109049
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