The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The claims for other conditions were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was granted on a presumptive basis due to continuous symptoms since service, while the severity of his PTSD did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), nephrolithiasis, left shoulder disability, migraine headaches, bronchial asthma, residual dry eye and irritation, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045445
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
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD effective December 2, 2021, but the claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The appeal also included claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, some of which were granted while others were remanded.
- Granted
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- Granted
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