Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus had an onset during his active military service and has been continuous since then.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's testimony regarding in-service noise exposure to be highly competent, credible, and probative, despite a negative VA examination opinion due to its reliance on the absence of documentation in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100802
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