The Veteran's tinnitus, hypertension, and headache condition are all granted as service-connected.,A 70 percent initial rating is granted for PTSD from December 11, 2014. The effective date of this grant is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from December 11, 2014.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on in-service noise exposure for tinnitus and a positive opinion linking hypertension to PTSD.,PTSD was found to cause both hypertension and headaches. The Veteran's PTSD symptoms were found to be severe enough to meet the criteria for a 70 percent rating.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to work, meeting the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hypertension, headache condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107105
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.
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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