Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss but granted service connection for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for appendectomy scars and residuals of an appendectomy.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current disability for bilateral hearing loss, while the Veteran's lay statements and private medical opinion supported his claim for tinnitus resulting from in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Appendectomy scars, Residuals of an appendectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020745
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