Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus based on a continuity of symptomatology, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing it was incurred during or related to active service.
The deciding factor: The deciding factor was the presence of characteristic manifestations of tinnitus since active service and the absence of evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss to his in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016997
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