The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the residuals of a 5th digit fracture of the right hand and denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. The other claims for service connection were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported symptoms, including painful limitation of range of motion in his right-hand 5th digit, supported the grant of a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5230-5010. However, the evidence did not support a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Residuals of 5th digit fracture of the right hand, Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD), Radicular paresthesia of the right sciatic nerve, Radicular paresthesia of the left sciatic nerve, Migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056288
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.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of November 5, 2021, for the grants of service connection and eligibility for DEA benefits.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.
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