The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 20 percent disability rating for lumbosacral strain, effective from July 18, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service noise exposure played a significant causal role in his development of tinnitus. Prior to July 18, 2007, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain was manifested by pain on motion; however, it did not result in limitation of forward flexion to 30 degrees or less or ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine. On and after July 18, 2007, the Veteran's lumbosacral strain resulted in limitation of forward flexion to 50 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1014056
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- Remanded (sent back)
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