Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 16, 2022 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a fully developed claim within one year of his intent to file, and VA has no evidence of an earlier formal or informal claim prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091672
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