Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, as well as increased ratings for certain service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus began during service and has persisted since. The new evidence regarding his right hamstring disability was deemed relevant to reconsider the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hamstring strain, tinnitus, PTSD, anxiety, depression, back disability, left wrist disability (carpal tunnel syndrome), right wrist disability (carpal tunnel syndrome), left foot disability, right foot disability, gastrointestinal disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder tendonitis, left eye chalazion excision residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092048
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