The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability and his tinnitus is related to service-connected migraine headaches. The claim for increased rating of migraine headaches is denied, but he is granted a separate compensable rating for tinnitus. His prostate condition claim is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current hearing loss disability in the record. Tinnitus was found to be secondary to service-connected migraine headaches and rated separately under Diagnostic Code 6260 (tinnitus). The veteran's prostate condition claim has not been substantiated by the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss disability, prostate condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0200511
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