Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that June 22, 2023 is the earliest date assignable by law.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an earlier effective date as the Veteran did not continuously pursue his claims within one year of the final denials in 1993 and 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086957
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