Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied initial ratings above the assigned levels for various service-connected conditions, except for a 50 percent rating for tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ear hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a disability as defined by VA regulations. For other conditions, the evidence did not support higher ratings based on the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, tension headaches, major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right shoulder impingement syndrome and degenerative arthritis, left hip bursitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, right shoulder scars, seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011790
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