Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure, despite a negative nexus opinion from a VA examiner due to internal inconsistencies and failure to consider the Veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095462
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