Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's reports of its onset during active service to be competent and credible.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's reports of the onset of tinnitus during service to be highly probative given his consistent reporting and VA's concession regarding noise exposure in his MOS.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009232
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