Dismissed
The appeal contesting the severance of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression was dismissed, and the claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus is not etiologically related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089595
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