Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss on a direct basis, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current hearing loss and his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show an in-service injury or onset of hearing loss, nor was there continuity of symptomatology since service. The Board found no significant threshold shifts during service to indicate an in-service injury causing hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109320
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