Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating for the claimed conditions, except for bilateral tinnitus which was found to be etiologically related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- scar-exploratory abdominal surgery and status post splenectomy, cholecystectomy, splenectomy, persistent depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder, bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098065
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