Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and both conditions.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions were more probative than the VA opinions as they provided detailed evidence supporting the link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and her current hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25014878
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