Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to July 18, 2019.
The deciding factor: Tinnitus was not shown during active service or within one year of service separation. It has been related to non-service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003496
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