The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and readjudicated the claim of service connection for bilateral ear disability, while denying increased ratings for multiple joint disabilities and special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus manifested to a compensable degree within one year of his separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes. The evidence supports readjudication of the bilateral ear disability claim due to new relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral ear disability (to include hearing loss and dizziness), Tinnitus, Left shoulder acromioclavicular joint tendonitis, Left ankle degenerative joint disease with traumatic ossific spur, Left knee Osgood Schlatter disease, Right knee Osgood Schlatter disease, Psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), Bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071652
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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