The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's tinnitus began during active service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection as it is classified as an organic disease of the nervous system. The Board remanded the claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020357
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