The Board has granted an effective date of February 8, 1996 for the award of service connection for tinnitus and denied an earlier effective date. The effective date of February 28, 2008 was properly assigned for the award of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus had not been finally adjudicated due to a lack of notification of the November 1997 rating decision denying part of his claim. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the original claim, February 8, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0928271
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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