Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded several service connection claims due to missing service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss or an increase in the 10 percent rating for tinnitus. The Board also found that further efforts to obtain complete service treatment records were necessary before adjudicating the remaining service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Angiodysplasia of the colon, Erectile dysfunction, Varicose veins of the lower extremities, Foot pain, Head injury (also claimed as brain injury), Prostate cancer, Hemorrhoids, Nervousness, Degenerative arthritis of the spine (degenerative arthritis including advanced rheumatoid arthritis of the neck), Migraines
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015907
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