Granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss, finding a relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The August 2022 medical record was sufficient to establish a nexus between the Veteran's hearing loss and his service due to the conclusion that it was likely noise-induced based on history, while the VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate for failing to address all relevant evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086638
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