The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, and related mental health conditions but denied left ear hearing loss. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, a respiratory disorder, and panic attacks were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, and related mental health conditions are directly linked to his service, while the left ear hearing loss is not shown. The claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, a respiratory disorder, and panic attacks were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, lumbar spine disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, scar, lumbar region
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049244
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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