The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, both of which are presumed to have been incurred in service due to the Veteran's noise exposure during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss manifested within one year of separation from service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034548
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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