Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding the Veteran's reported symptoms did not meet the medical definition of tinnitus and were instead consistent with transient ear noise. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hand disability, and right shoulder disability are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's reported symptoms did not meet the medical definition of tinnitus and were instead consistent with transient ear noise. The Board found this opinion to be highly probative and outweighed the Veteran's lay assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, right hand disability, right shoulder disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105652
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