Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied it for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus was granted based on in-service noise exposure, while the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085903
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