Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service. The appeal of other claims was remanded.
The deciding factor: The November 2022 VA opinion was found inadequate due to its lack of supporting rationale and the presence of threshold shifts in hearing during service, which supports a link between the Veteran's noise exposure and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, headaches, allergic rhinitis, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety), sleep disturbances, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right hip pain, left hip strain, right lower extremity numbness and tingling, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee strain, left knee strain, right pes planus, left pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021277
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