Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an anxiety disorder and PTSD as secondary to MST.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was related to in-service acoustic trauma, while the other psychiatric conditions required further evidence through a new medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, anxiety disorder as secondary to military sexual trauma (MST), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as secondary to military sexual trauma (MST)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086046
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