Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it was at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the credible lay statements and conceded acoustic trauma during service, with no evidence of post-service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016502
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