Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 23, 2023 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the effective date based on the intent to file received on February 23, 2023, as it was within one year of the initial claim.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092760
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