The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, flat feet, ankle pain, low back pain, and headaches are remanded due to incomplete information regarding active duty periods.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported in-service noise exposure during basic training and as a medic, which is considered sufficient evidence to establish an in-service event or injury related to the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flat feet, bilateral ankle pain, low back pain, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1005391
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