Mover1993 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Good afternoon gents, I was denied for a direct service connection for anxiety. I now want to file a supplemental claim for Anxiety secondary to my service connected Tinnitus. Has anyone ever done this? Al329 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted April 27, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted April 27, 2019 Yes you can you need a paper trail to support this type claim Read this BVA Decision and take note how this veteran won his anxiety secondary to tinnitus from his s.c. anxiety.. Write down the CFR'S THEY USED AND THE COURT CASES used. in this decision. https://www.va.gov/vetapp16/Files2/1616928.txt . I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted April 29, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted April 29, 2019 If you haven't yet? and other veterans reading these post Remember you need to let the a Audiologist Know you have a ringing in your head /ears.. , they can't test you for tinnitus its a subjective condition, so Veterans with this ringing in the Head *(ears) This known as Tinnitus and there are no test for it. its rated 10% for both ears. I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mover1993 Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Thank you for the response. By paper trail do you mean a diagnosis and a medical opinion linking my anxiety to tinnitus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted April 27, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted April 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Mover1993 said: Thank you for the response. By paper trail do you mean a diagnosis and a medical opinion linking my anxiety to tinnitus? Yes I do...Read about this case it will help you with this type claim do as this veteran did. I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 HadIt.com Elder Buck52 Posted April 27, 2019 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) This is if you currently have been S.C. for Anxiety /Depression? i MEAN TINNITUS SORRY! Edited April 27, 2019 by Buck52 I am not an Attorney or VSO, any advice I provide is not to be construed as legal advice, therefore not to be held out for liable BUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 doc25 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Mover1993 said: Good afternoon gents, I was denied for a direct service connection for anxiety. I now want to file a supplemental claim for Anxiety secondary to my service connected Tinnitus. Has anyone ever done this? Yes for Sleep Apnea, as secondary to PTSD meds. Before RAMP was implemented. I had a VSO that tried to claim Sleep Apnea direct-service connection...got denied. I re-opened it, on a secondary basis to PTSD meds...denied again. I re-opened it again, but I had a DBQ filled out by my sleep dr that time. I was scheduled for a C&P exam and the examiner gave a favorable nexus of opinion. Tinnitus is capped at 10%, no matter how severe it is, but if it is aggravating or causing you anxiety. You can claim Anxiety, as secondary to Tinnitus. To secondary-service connect: 1. Must have a service-connected disability (your Tinnitus) 2. Must have a current diagnosis for Anxiety 3. Must have a nexus of opinion stating the minimum threshold of "at least as likely as not" (equal to or greater 50% probability) that #1 and #2 are linked. A rationale must be provided as well. I agree with Buck52. Edited April 27, 2019 by doc25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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