The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 50 percent, effective December 10, 2002.,Service connection for tinnitus has been granted based on in-service noise exposure and current medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records show exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service, which is associated with heart disease. His tinnitus was found to be related to military noise exposure. The low back disability is presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Coronary Artery Disease, Tinnitus, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbosacral Spine
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1230523
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD and dismissed his appeals regarding increased ratings for tinnitus and a right hand disability due to lack of timely filing of Notice of Disagreement.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including GAD, MDD, bruxism, migraines/headaches, tinnitus, hip pain, iliotibial band syndrome, and leg stress fractures. The evidence does not support current diagnoses of these conditions during the appeal period.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 27, 2019 for the grant of service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no earlier claim document in the claims file and the Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal.
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