Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral hearing loss because it was not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period, and is not etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss was not manifest during active service, nor did it manifest to a compensable degree within one year, and the probative evidence of record weighs against a finding that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his noise exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002156
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