The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The dental condition appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal during a hearing. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD) is denied.,Service connection for a left hip disability remains pending and will be remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus began during or is otherwise related to active service to include noise exposure. The Board finds that the evidence of record addressing whether the Veteran's tinnitus is related to service is at least in approximate balance.,There was no competent evidence of a current psychiatric disability or persistent or recurrent symptoms of psychiatric disability at the time of the decision on appeal, and there is no pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in VA's decision not to order a compensation and pension examination for this claim. The Veteran now has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with depressed mood and mixed anxiety), but service connection cannot be granted on direct or secondary basis.,The Veteran's left hip disability is related to an in-service basketball injury, but the evidence does not establish a nexus between his current condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD), left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26033768
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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