The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, and a 50% disability rating for migraine headaches effective June 12, 2019. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions are related to his active service based on the evidence of record and applicable laws.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, migraine headaches with migraine variants, dermatosis, cardiac condition (including cardiomyopathy and 1st degree AV Block), fibromyalgia, bilateral hand tremors, chronic fatigue syndrome, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis and impingement syndrome status post arthroscopy (right shoulder), status post left (non-dominant) shoulder arthroscopy for labral tear with degenerative arthritis, tendonitis, and impingement syndrome, residual cyst removal scar left upper back
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049395
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 896 · Granted: 51% (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 Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- 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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