Granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding the evidence to be at least in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The December 2025 private medical opinion supported a nexus between the Veteran's hazardous noise exposure during military service and his current left ear hearing loss. For tinnitus, the same opinion linked it to the now-service-connected left ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109704
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