Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and a bilateral tinnitus disability, finding that the criteria for both were met.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that the BHL disability is at least as likely as not related to in-service noise exposure. For the tinnitus, it was proximately due to the service-connected BHL disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss (BHL) disability, Bilateral tinnitus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002104
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