Granted
The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, but the Board granted entitlement to VA nonservice-connected burial benefits because he had pending claims for hearing loss and tinnitus at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptoms post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101660
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