The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and a C-section scar, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for knee conditions and neck/low back conditions were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the period on appeal; the evidence did not support a compensable rating for the C-section scar; there was no evidence to support service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but tinnitus was related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, neck condition, low back condition, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045127
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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- Dismissed
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