Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to October 21, 2021, for service connection of tinnitus. The earliest possible effective date is the date of the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim for service connection for tinnitus before October 21, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003148
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