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Granted

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected, while his coronary condition remains denied.

The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus was granted due to credible lay and medical evidence showing a relationship between military noise exposure and the current diagnosis. Service connection for a coronary condition was denied because there was no clinical testing or expert opinion linking it to service.

Claimed conditions
tinnitus, coronary condition
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
November 20, 2019
Citation
19187866

Veterans Law Judge

MATTHEW W. BLACKWELDER

Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

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