Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found a causal relationship between the Veteran's current tinnitus and his in-service noise exposure, despite negative opinions from the VA examiner due to incomplete consideration of the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017550
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