Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss in the left ear, while remanding the claim for hearing loss in the right ear due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on credible lay statements regarding the onset of tinnitus during service and the absence of evidence supporting a current disability of hearing loss in the left ear. The right ear claim was remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hearing loss in the left ear, hearing loss in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099594
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