Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that both conditions are related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the Veteran was found to be more probative than the VA negative nexus opinions due to its thorough review of evidence and supporting rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009719
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