The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for hypertension, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for earlier effective date and peripheral neuropathy were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss was related to his in-service noise exposure or that he had a history of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, which would warrant a compensable rating for hypertension. However, tinnitus was found to be incurred in service and continued.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038682
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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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