Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 17, 2024, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 30 percent initial rating for hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were supported by new evidence, allowing for the earlier effective date and increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091932
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