The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for left hip disorder is denied due to lack of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish the presence of a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, as audiometric testing did not show thresholds at or above 40 decibels in any frequency range. For left hip disorder, there was no in-service incurrence or aggravation and no current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Left Hip Disorder (Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26000885
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