Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding a medical nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military hazardous noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a medical nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss and tinnitus, despite some negative opinions based on lack of STR documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088149
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