Partly granted
The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the original grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, thus severing it was proper. However, there was not enough evidence to support severance of tinnitus, so that decision was improper.
The deciding factor: The February 2024 VA examiner's opinion contradicted the October 2024 rating decision on this issue, and reasonable minds could differ as to whether the original grant of service connection for tinnitus was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091962
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