The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, right hand disability, and tinnitus but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claims for left ear hearing loss and lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence supporting a nexus to service, while the denial was due to lack of evidence of a current disability in right ear hearing loss. The claims for lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right hand disability, Tinnitus, Right ear hearing loss, Left ear hearing loss, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25047024
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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