The Board granted service connection for sepsis caused by an infected surgical wound, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the opinion that the Veteran's sepsis is at least as likely as not due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes. A noncompensable rating was assigned for bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25008112
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.
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