Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a causal relationship between the in-service noise exposure and the Veteran's current tinnitus, and there was a positive nexus opinion linking his headaches to his tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090852
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