Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a link between the Veteran's current disabilities and his in-service noise exposure, despite negative medical opinions, due to the Veteran's credible lay statements and the application of the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110804
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