The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, with the Board finding it began during active service and has been continuous since.,The Veteran's melanoma claim for service connection due to ionizing radiation exposure remains pending and requires further development.
The deciding factor: For tinnitus, the Board found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of tinnitus that began during active service. For melanoma, the Board noted there was no evidence of radiation exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19154006
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