Granted
The veteran's effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss was granted as March 23, 2023. This is the same date he filed his initial claim for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was reasonably raised as part of his initial claim for tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005732
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