Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine IVDS was granted. The claim for PTSD and a higher rating for tinnitus were denied. The effective date for tinnitus was set to January 10, 2012.
The deciding factor: The decision on cervical spine IVDS was based on the balance of evidence favoring the veteran due to reasonable doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, urinary disability, chest pain disability, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25007082
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