Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for right hand arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection could not be granted. For tinnitus, the maximum 10 percent rating was appropriate as there was no evidence of exceptional or unusual circumstances that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right hand arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018068
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