Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: Resolving reasonable doubt in the Appellant's favor, the Board found that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dermatitis, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), autoimmune anemia (AIHA), leukemia, heart condition, diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), dizziness/vertigo, kidney stones, trigeminal neuralgia (ear pain), hernia pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085311
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