Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that both conditions are etiologically related to the Veteran's in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The October 2020 VA examiner provided positive nexus opinions for both the Veteran's BHL and his tinnitus based on his MOS of fire support specialist, history of noise exposure while in service, and the configuration of hearing thresholds consistent with exposure to hazardous noise levels.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss (BHL)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107639
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