Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a relationship to the appellant's in-service hazardous noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by Dr. R.M.W., which considered the appellant's lay statements, military history, and cited supporting research, was given probative weight over the VA opinions that were found inadequate for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss (BHL), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101223
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