The Board granted a 10-percent rating for the Veteran's plantar wart right foot and service connection for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's competent reporting of symptoms and medical evidence supporting an in-service onset of tinnitus. The plantar wart met criteria under DC 7804 for a 10-percent rating due to pain with weight-bearing.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar wart right foot, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulosis, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression, asthma, restrictive lung disease, esophageal condition, to include gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038574
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that the Veteran's low back injury occurred during a period of active duty for training (ADT) and continued therefrom.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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