Denied
The Board denied service connection for both tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions, which considered all pertinent evidence, concluded that the veteran's current conditions were more likely due to post-service noise exposure rather than in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007143
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