Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible lay statements from family members and a positive medical opinion linking the Veteran's hearing loss to in-service noise exposure, outweighing negative VA opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086910
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