Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a mental health condition as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination found that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to his military service due to their onset many years after separation. There was no evidence of a current mental health condition, and thus, the claim for secondary service connection was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Mental health condition, to include anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009098
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