The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for migraine headaches, left knee disorder, and flat feet. The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to noise exposure during service, while his current migraine headaches are not considered related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist provided an opinion linking the Veteran's current tinnitus to in-service noise exposure, which was held by a recent Court decision to be a presumptive condition. The medical opinions regarding the other conditions did not establish a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, migraine headaches, left knee disorder, flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1515496
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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