The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ear hearing loss and assigned a 30 percent disability rating. The claims for left ear hearing loss, initial ratings for shoulder conditions, and right ear hearing loss were denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on medical evidence showing that the Veteran's tinnitus was caused by his service-connected right ear hearing loss, while there was no current disability in the left ear meeting VA criteria for a hearing loss disability. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or compensable ratings for the shoulder conditions and right ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, right pectoralis tendon tear with limitation of motion at the shoulder, right anterior shoulder incisional scar, residual of open right pectoralis tendon tear repair, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091945
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