Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for tinnitus but denied increased ratings and service connection for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for the other conditions, while it supported an earlier effective date for tinnitus based on a supplemental claim filed in August 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, otitis externa, emphysema, costochondritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092005
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