Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 22, 2024, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the date when the claimant met the requirements for benefits, which was May 28, 2025, as per the VA etiological opinion linking the Veteran's tinnitus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086282
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