Denied
The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of tinnitus was denied. The earliest possible effective date is December 17, 2022.
The deciding factor: No formal or informal claim for tinnitus was filed before December 17, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003092
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