The veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, hearing loss, and forehead scar were all granted with effective dates of November 9, 2001. The conditions are presumed to be related to military service or noise exposure.
The deciding factor: Tinnitus was diagnosed in May 2000 and is presumed to be related to military noise exposure; hearing loss was diagnosed in February 1988 and is presumed to be related to military service; forehead scar was diagnosed in May 2000 and is presumed to be related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Forehead Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0211842
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