Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for scars of the head, face, or neck.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence established a causal link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus. However, there was no evidence to support a compensable rating for the scar condition based on the criteria provided by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, scarring of the left cheek, status post facial surgery (previously rated as pseudofolliculitis barbae with residual scarring)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011690
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