Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 31, 2023, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The May 31, 2023 intent to file and subsequent July 21, 2023 supplemental claim established a valid claim for tinnitus, allowing an effective date of that day.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089422
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