Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss due to a need for an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuous symptoms of tinnitus since service, leading to a grant under the chronic disease presumption. For the hearing loss, the Board found that VA failed to obtain an adequate medical opinion and remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25016043
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