The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a sinus disability due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record is at least in approximate balance regarding the nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus, thus resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. For the sinus disability, a remand was necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sinus disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088464
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