Citation Nr: 18160645 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-38 352 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER An effective date earlier than October 14, 2013, for a grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, is denied. An effective date earlier than October 14, 2013, for a grant of service connection for tinnitus, is…