The Veteran's tinnitus, migraines secondary to service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss are all granted. However, the Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his low back disability, left hip disability, and PTSD is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence to grant service connection for tinnitus, migraines secondary to service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss. The issues of increased ratings for the Veteran's low back disability, left hip disability, and PTSD are not resolved due to a need for further examination or medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18127224
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- Denied
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