Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable evaluation for hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to service, and VA has a duty to provide an examination for his hypertension claim due to an insufficient in-service diagnosis of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016736
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