The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hypertension, and psychiatric disability have been granted service connection. The effective date for the grant of a 30 percent rating for CAD is set at March 20, 2018.
The deciding factor: The VA found that there was sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hypertension, and psychiatric disability as being related to his service. The effective date of the increased rating for CAD was set based on when the Veteran formally requested an increase in July 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Psychiatric Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147925
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
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