Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability in either ear for VA purposes.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examination report and other medical evidence did not demonstrate the Veteran had hearing loss in either ear for VA purposes, thus failing to meet the first element required for service connection under any theory of entitlement.
- 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
- A25109477
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