The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to reopen the claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and associated tinnitus were found to be related to his active service due to exposure to hazardous noise during his time as an aircraft maintenance specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disorder, Bilateral tinnitus disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101611
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Decisions by this judge: 178 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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