The Board granted service connection for right shoulder acromioclavicular strain and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's right shoulder disability was related to active duty, but there was not a current disability of hearing loss as defined by VA standards.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder acromioclavicular strain, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, left hip disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (evaluation in excess of 10 percent), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (compensable evaluation for limited extension), right hip trochanteric pain syndrome (compensable evaluation), total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24073253
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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