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The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, but the claim for hypertension was granted due to toxic exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence weighed against a service connection for hearing loss but supported a service connection for hypertension based on toxic exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004068
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