The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral recurrent tinnitus is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma in service and has a current diagnosis of bilateral tinnitus, which combined with credible statements of continuity of symptoms since service, supports a link between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral recurrent tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157691
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