The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus was received on July 28, 2011 and denied in a July 2013 rating decision. The Board granted the claim with an effective date of July 25, 2013 but determined that the earlier effective date should be July 28, 2011 based on the Veteran's continuous prosecution of his claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 2013 Form 21-526 constituted a notice of disagreement with the July 2013 rating decision, making the earlier effective date of July 28, 2011 applicable.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- A19001976
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for chronic sinusitis and bilateral tinnitus, granted a 50 percent initial rating for PTSD, and remanded the claims for an increased rating for PTSD and service connection for a somatic disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus. The claims for diabetes mellitus, type II; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); hypertension; and cerebrovascular accident residuals were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, functional abdominal pain syndrome/abdominal pain and bloating, respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea), but granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The decision also addressed the initial rating of IBS, finding it not compensable.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, and a cervical spine disability. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.
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