Partly granted
The appeal was denied for an increased rating of tinnitus and remanded for further development on other service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The maximum rating for tinnitus under the applicable diagnostic code is 10 percent, and there are outstanding records and opinions needed for the other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, lymphoma of tongue, sensorineural hearing loss, back disability, headache disability, memory loss disability, sleep disability, cerebrovascular accident and stroke disability, eye disability, to include loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25012579
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