Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for a hand injury was denied, but service connection for tinnitus was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's tinnitus began during active service and has persisted to the present, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a 5th metacarpal boxer's fracture of the right hand, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006763
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