Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his tinnitus had its onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner failed to consider all of the Veteran's lay statements and ignored threshold hearing shifts noted in the Veteran's STRs, leading to an inadequate examination. Resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor, the Board finds that his current tinnitus had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092245
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