Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus onset during active service due to hazardous noise exposure and has continued since.
The deciding factor: The Board relied on the Veteran's lay statements which are consistent with the service personnel records, finding that his bilateral tinnitus onset during active service due to hazardous noise exposure and has continued, at least on and off, since.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099200
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