The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of service connection for bilateral tinnitus was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current low back disability is etiologically related to active service, but there is no evidence establishing a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss that is considered disabling for VA purposes during or proximate to the pendency of the claim. The Board remanded the issue of tinnitus for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018042
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