Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to readjudicate previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as new and relevant evidence had not been received since the February 2017 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The December 2022 private medical records and VA treatment records from November 2022 to July 2024 were deemed not relevant as they did not provide information regarding continuity of symptoms, a medical nexus linking the Veteran's conditions to service, or a new theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085926
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