Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the veteran's diagnosed tinnitus is at least as likely as not related to acoustic trauma incurred during active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board applied the benefit of the doubt doctrine due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the merits of the issue.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004630
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