Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for a bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and left upper extremity disability.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA medical opinion was given more weight than the September 2023 negative opinion as it contained a clear rationale and considered the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, left upper extremity disability manifested by pain and numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018278
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