Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, GERD, and sinusitis, with an initial rating of 10 percent for sinusitis effective August 5, 2021.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on credible lay statements regarding in-service onset and continuity of symptoms, as well as medical evidence supporting the diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107041
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