Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on the Veteran's credible lay statements of continuous symptoms since service and an approximate balance of evidence.
The deciding factor: The benefit of the doubt was given due to the Veteran's competent and credible lay statements indicating continuous symptoms since service, outweighing the negative medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110248
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