Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to a service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder but denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus was granted because it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder, while the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015416
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