The Board denied service connection for right-ear hearing loss and an initial compensable disability evaluation for left-ear hearing loss, and remanded the claim for a lumbar-spine disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current hearing loss was incurred during active service or caused by an event, injury, or disease occurring in active service. The Board also found no basis to grant a compensable evaluation for left-ear hearing loss and remanded the lumbar-spine disorder claim for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right-ear hearing loss, left-ear hearing loss, lumbar-spine disorder, to include degenerative arthritis, degenerative-disc disease, intervertebral disc syndrome, spinal fusion, spondylolisthesis, and bilateral lower-extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019748
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