Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus due to a lack of evidence showing he currently has tinnitus. The chest condition claim was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examination did not diagnose the Veteran with tinnitus, and there is no other evidence of a current disability related to tinnitus. For the chest condition, the examinations were inadequate as they failed to address all relevant symptoms and medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, chest pain and/or shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105513
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