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
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,011 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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