Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus due to a clear and unmistakable error in the November 2002 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The record does not establish that any of the correct facts, as they were known at that time, were not before the Regional Office (RO) in November 2002, or that the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) incorrectly applied statutory or regulatory provisions extant at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009617
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