The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) but denied a compensable rating for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including multiple sclerosis and labyrinthitis, were found to be so severe as to preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment when considering his education and occupational history.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Multiple sclerosis with residuals of optic neuritis (left eye), Asthma, Occipital neuralgia, Weakness of right upper extremity associated with multiple sclerosis, Tinnitus, Labyrinthitis, Right lower extremity neuropathy associated with multiple sclerosis, Mood disorder due to known physiological condition (multiple sclerosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056817
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
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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