Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's already service-connected tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The April 2025 VA medical opinion established a relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and his service-connected tinnitus, as per the ruling in Spicer v. McDonough.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013363
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