Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding the claims for skin cancer, hypertension, sleep apnea, and bilateral hip conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus claim was continuously pursued since November 2014, and the AOJ's February 2021 grant of the issue mooted the appeal. The Board found that an earlier effective date could be preserved under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA).
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, skin cancer, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), sleep apnea, right hip condition, to include right hip replacement, left hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090176
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