Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on her competent lay assertions and the lack of evidence contradicting her account.
The deciding factor: The Board found a nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and her in-service noise exposure, despite a negative opinion from an October 2023 VA examiner, due to the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements and the absence of contradictory evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015983
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