The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and acute recurrent sinusitis, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus and acute recurrent sinusitis were directly related to his military service. The Board found that the evidence was at least approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus is caused by or otherwise related to his military service. For the acute recurrent sinusitis, the PACT Act presumed a causal relationship between the claimed disability and the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, acute recurrent sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105973
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