Denied
The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss as the Veteran does not have a current disability as recognized by VA regulation.
The deciding factor: The audiological evaluations did not meet the criteria for impaired hearing under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and the Veteran is not competent to provide a medical diagnosis of hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008841
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