Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim within one year of the initial denial and subsequent higher-level review decision, meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021702
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