The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and granted service connection for left foot tinea pedis, while remanding the other claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance that the Veteran's left foot tinea pedis began during service with continuity of symptomatology since service, thus meeting the combat presumption criteria. The Board found no compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss based on the audiometric test results and the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left foot tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013461
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