The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it is presumed to have originated during active service. The jaw disability, anterior mandibular ossifying fibroma, was denied as there is no evidence of its onset in service or a relationship to service-connected conditions. The right knee and left knee disabilities were remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical records linking the current disabilities to service. The right hip disability was also remanded. The vision disability remains pending with no specific basis provided.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus is presumed to have originated during active service based on in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptomatology post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, jaw disability (anterior mandibular ossifying fibroma), right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, vision disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186910
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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 25, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 100 percent initial rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
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