The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hearing loss is less likely than not caused by or the result of an event in military service, considering the Veteran's specialty was electrician with low probability of noise exposure but also considering his contention of noise exposure during active duty basic training from grenades, explosions, and weapons fire.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089361
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