Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. The decision was based on the finding that the veteran's hearing loss was caused by in-service hazardous noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board applied the benefit of the doubt doctrine due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the nexus between the veteran's hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005768
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