Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and are related to in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements credible and accepted them as evidence of a nexus between the in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus, granting service connection under the presumption for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097304
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