Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported continuous tinnitus since service and his credible assertion was sufficient to link the condition to military noise exposure under the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010285
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