The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating for tinnitus is denied as he has been assigned the maximum schedular rating available. The claims for service connection for an eye disability, other than bilateral pingueculas and a bilateral hip disability are both granted. The claim for service connection for condyloma remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have reached its maximum schedular rating of 10 percent from the effective date of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"eye disability (other than bilateral pingueculas)"}, {"condition_name":"condyloma"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hip disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115170
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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