Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left ear condition and tinnitus, finding no evidence of hearing loss disability in the left ear or that either condition was related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined it was less likely than not that the tinnitus was caused by military noise exposure, and there was no evidence of a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear condition, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008996
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