Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to warrant readjudication of the previously denied claims.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by the Veteran was found to be credible and supported the claim, leading to a full grant of benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104535
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