The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for ringing in ears and buzzing headaches, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The available medical records do not show any findings related to ringing in ears or buzzing headaches during or immediately following the veteran's active duty. The veteran did not provide sufficient new and material evidence to reopen a previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- ringing in ears, buzzing headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0425661
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