Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder rotator cuff strain, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for rhinitis, and an initial compensable rating for bronchitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran has tinnitus related to her active service, but did not support a finding of hearing loss or increased ratings for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder rotator cuff strain, rhinitis, bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022085
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