Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 25, 2022, for the right hip strain and denied service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and stress), a left elbow condition, and TMJ.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence linking the claimed conditions to the Veteran's active service or any presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disability (anxiety and stress), left elbow condition, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090131
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