Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and a back disability for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's tinnitus had its onset in service and has been continuous since service. The remaining questions before the Board are if the Veteran has a current disability of tinnitus and, if he does, if his tinnitus is etiologically related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, claimed as degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, status post laminectomy, with osteoarthritis, stenosis, spondylosis and spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018223
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