Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for tinnitus, as the claim was not continuously pursued within one year of the April 2018 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The April 2018 rating decision denying entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is final and no new evidence or disagreement was received within one year. The January 2025 Supplemental Claim, while continuously pursued, cannot be considered filed earlier than it was.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090100
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