Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's military noise exposure and his current condition.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's reported noise exposure during service and the current diagnosis of tinnitus, despite the negative nexus opinion from the VA examiner due to lack of contemporaneous medical records and literature not supporting late onset noise-induced tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108587
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