The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claims for a hand disability (claimed as tendinitis), bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of new and relevant evidence supporting the claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral plantar fasciitis, while new evidence supported the claim for a hand disability (claimed as tendinitis). IBS was granted due to service connection being established through a secondary theory.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral plantar fasciitis, hand disability (claimed as tendinitis), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019614
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