Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service acoustic trauma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is competent to report ringing of the ears during service, which has persisted since then, establishing a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086904
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