Denied
The Board denied the appeal to restore service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the grant of service connection was based on a clear and unmistakable factual error.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examination provided evidence that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes, which contradicted the September 2021 VA examination results. The Board found this to be an erroneous factual finding.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091241
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