The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was related to her military service and granted service connection. For the hemorrhoids, the Board determined there was a duty-to-assist error in not obtaining an examination and thus remanded the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2023
- Citation
- A23035142
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