The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure. However, it denied service connection for migraines due to a lack of evidence linking them to service.,The effective date for TDIU was denied as the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 18, 2020.
The deciding factor: Service connection for tinnitus is granted because the evidence is at least in equipoise that it is related to service exposure to noise.,Service connection for migraines is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service event or disease related to migraines, and they began after service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24052859
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