Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active service and have continued since.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran's reports of ongoing symptoms since his period of active service and conceded his exposure to acoustic trauma while in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089053
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