The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus as moot, and remanded several other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The July 2018 VA examination was inadequate due to lack of a reasoned rationale and medical explanation, and the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's lung condition or hypertension were related to his service. The Board also found the October 2018 VA examination for hearing loss to be inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinnitus, Lung condition (claimed as lung infections, pneumonia, and upper respiratory infections (URIs)), Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension), Bilateral hearing loss, Skin condition, Anatomical loss of both eyes, Heart condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25001965
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