Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral tinnitus and entitlement to a total disability rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, but remanded the claim for service connection for a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment solely as a result of his service-connected disabilities, and there was no adequate legal basis upon which to award a higher rating for tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinnitus, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018957
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