The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within one year of separation and that the Veteran's reports of onset were not credible.
The deciding factor: The February 2022 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's tinnitus was less likely than not caused by or the result of military noise exposure, and the December 2023 VA examiner concluded that although exposure to hazardous noise during service was conceded, the evidence did not show that his tinnitus was related to his exposure to hazardous noise during service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020333
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