Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The right and left shoulder disabilities are denied.
The deciding factor: Tinnitus was found to be proximately due to the Veteran’s service-connected bilateral hearing loss, while the shoulder disabilities were not shown to be related to service or an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Disability","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Left Shoulder Disability","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","status":"Granted"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177533
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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