Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, recurrent lumbar spine disability, and recurrent foot disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's diagnosed tinnitus originated during active service. The Board finds that service connection for tinnitus is warranted based on the conceded in-service noise exposure and the Veteran's competent report of its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, recurrent lumbar spine disability to include lumbosacral strain, recurrent bilateral foot disability to include pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016864
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