Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, remanded claims for service connection for an upper back disability and headaches, and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for left recurrent corneal erosion syndrome.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record did not support a finding that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of tinnitus. The VA examination indicated that the Veteran's symptoms were transient ear noise rather than tinnitus, and thus service connection was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, upper back disability, headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109929
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