Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for macular degeneration (claimed as vision issues).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported symptoms were determined not to constitute a diagnosis of tinnitus, while the VA medical examiner's opinion was found inadequate for the claim of macular degeneration.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, macular degeneration (claimed as vision issues)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105913
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