The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder disability, granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act, and remanded several issues including direct service connection for sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of a right shoulder disability or bilateral hearing loss. Sinusitis was granted based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter during Persian Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, sinusitis, painful nasal scar, allergic rhinitis, nasal fracture with septal deviation, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026514
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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