Granted
Service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss is granted based on acoustic trauma sustained in active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's reports of continuous symptoms credible and sufficient to establish service connection under a presumptive basis for chronic diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008126
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