Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion, based on a January 2024 examination, found that there was no nexus between the Veteran's current tinnitus and hearing loss and his military service due to lack of significant threshold shifts during service and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088938
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