Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current hearing loss disability, in-service noise exposure, and a causal relationship between the two based on the Veteran's reports and lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090287
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