Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand scars, back scars, residuals of shrapnel injury, and residuals of gunshot injuries but denied service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a finding that the appellant's claimed conditions were related to his military service, while there was no current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right hand scars, back scars, residuals of shrapnel injury, residuals of gunshot injury to the right index finger, residuals of gunshot injury to the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010705
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