Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus was at least as likely as not incurred during his period of active duty from November 25, 2011 to December 23, 2012.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner's opinion supported a direct link between the Veteran's tinnitus and his in-service noise exposure, despite some discrepancies with earlier reports.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095446
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