The Board finds that the veteran has tinnitus as a result of acoustic trauma in service and grants service connection for this condition. The veteran does not have peripheral neuropathy associated with his service or a service-connected disorder, thus denying service connection for this issue. For dysthymic disorder, the Board finds that the disability is moderately disabling but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and electrodiagnostic studies do not support the veteran's claim of peripheral neuropathy, leading to denial of this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy, dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633461
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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