The Veteran's claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, OSA, and erectile dysfunction are granted. The claim for a higher rating for bilateral tinnitus is denied as it must be dismissed as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: VA regulations limit the maximum rating for bilateral tinnitus to 10 percent under DC 6260, regardless of whether perceived as unilateral or bilateral.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196352
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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.
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- Dismissed
The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for major depressive disorder is dismissed as moot because the earliest effective date was granted during the pendency of this appeal.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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