The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for tinnitus and remanded issues related to tension headaches and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The schedular criteria adequately described the severity of the veteran's tinnitus, and there was no evidence of an exceptional or unusual disability picture that warranted extraschedular consideration. For the tension headache issue, the VA examinations were inadequate due to the ameliorative effects of medication not being considered.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103677
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