Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of tension headaches and tinnitus were found to be adequately addressed by the current disability ratings, with no evidence of severe economic inadaptability or functional impairment beyond what is already contemplated by the 30% and 10% ratings respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090263
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