Partly granted
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected tinnitus and granted an earlier effective date of April 2, 2024, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The maximum schedular disability rating available for tinnitus is 10 percent, so a higher rating was not warranted. An earlier effective date was granted based on the Veteran's intent to file and subsequent claim within one year.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095759
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