Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,The claim for service connection for otosclerosis of the right ear with hearing loss (status post stapedectomy) is being remanded due to conflicting medical opinions and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence is needed to clarify whether in-service noise exposure caused or aggravated the Veteran's tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"tinnitus","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_status":null}, {"condition_name":"otosclerosis of the right ear with hearing loss (status post stapedectomy)","diagnosis_date":"1979","discharge_status":null}, {"condition_name":"multifocal glioblastoma multiforme (brain tumors)","diagnosis_date":"2012","discharge_status":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195207
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What this means for you
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