The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss on an aggravation basis and denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's pilonidal cyst scar.
The deciding factor: The increase in hearing loss during service was not due to the natural progress of the disease, and there is a current disability related to the in-service aggravation. The Veteran's pilonidal cyst scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Pilonidal cyst scar
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041657
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.
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