The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 10, 2022 for service connection of hypertension has been granted. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus is denied. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected hypertension is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected voiding dysfunction, residuals prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy prior to July 14, 2021 is denied. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected voiding dysfunction, residuals prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy from July 14, 2021 to January 2, 2022 is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected voiding dysfunction, residuals prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy from January 3, 2022 to October 16, 2023 is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected voiding dysfunction, residuals prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy from October 17, 2023 to November 16, 2023 is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD prior to May 4, 2022 is denied. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD from May 4, 2022 onwards is granted. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected residuals, gunshot wound to left bicep muscle is denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the grant of service connection for hypertension was established as September 23, 2020 based on the PACT Act. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and PTSD were denied due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hypertension, voiding dysfunction (residuals prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), gunshot wound to left bicep muscle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24053752
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- Denied
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