The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bursitis and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for heart and psychiatric disabilities, as well as TDIU, were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's withdrawal of his claim for bursitis and the lack of sufficient evidence to support a higher rating for hearing loss. The remand was necessary due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the heart and psychiatric disabilities, as well as their relationship to service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bursitis, heart disability (arteriosclerotic heart disease, with a supraventricular arrhythmia, status-post coronary artery bypass graft), acquired psychiatric disorder (unspecified anxiety disorder with psychosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051212
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU, finding that the schedular criteria adequately addressed his symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability for further development, including an addendum medical opinion and potentially a new VA examination.
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