The Veteran's tinnitus and psoriasis have been granted service connection, with the tinnitus receiving a grant of service connection and the psoriasis receiving an initial rating of 60 percent as of April 23, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had credible evidence of his tinnitus during service and currently has a diagnosed condition. For psoriasis, the Board noted that topical corticosteroids used by the Veteran affected his body as a whole and were documented to be a corticosteroid therapy, meeting the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, psoriasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143914
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What this means for you
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