Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on evidence of hazardous noise exposure during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss has been caused by his exposure to hazardous noise during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009159
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