Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral feet neuropathy, and lung issues.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current bilateral hearing loss. However, the evidence supported that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset during service and has been continuous since.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Bilateral feet neuropathy, Lung issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094210
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