Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion to reverse the January 2013 rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus, on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and denied entitlement to an effective date prior to April 17, 2023, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 2013 rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus based on the evidence available at the time, and thus there was no legal basis to allow an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090743
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