Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible testimony and military records.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to acoustic trauma during his ACDUTRA service in the Air Force Reserve; the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine is for application.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106386
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