Service connection for tinnitus is granted, as it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.,The effective dates for service connection of sinusitis and non-allergic rhinitis are denied. The earliest date for these conditions is September 23, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus was caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder.,No medical literature supports a direct relationship between citalopram and tinnitus. However, the FDA label lists tinnitus as a possible side effect of citalopram.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sinusitis, non-allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18142792
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