The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it can be linked to his in-service noise exposure. The Board has found that the Veteran has current joint pain of the legs, knees, arms, and hands which had its onset during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus was established based on continuity of symptomatology with in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pains of the legs, joint pains of the knees, joint pains of the arms, joint pains of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1201809
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