Granted
The Board granted service connection for both hearing loss and tinnitus, acknowledging that these conditions are due to in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board accepted the Veteran's lay statements and medical evidence showing a causal relationship between the claimed disabilities and in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001439
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