Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding an approximate balance of evidence supporting the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's statements competent and credible regarding his in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus, and there was no other medical opinion to contradict this.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011192
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