Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his in-service noise exposure, considering his credible report of in-service noise exposure and the lack of a definitive negative nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25013991
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