Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active duty for training (ADT), and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to missing records.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements regarding his noise exposure credible and established a nexus between his in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus through continuity of symptomatology. The January 2020 and May 2022 VA opinions were deemed inadequate due to reliance on incorrect facts.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015982
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