Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements regarding continuous symptoms since service, as well as in-service complaints of ringing in his ears.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104739
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