The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for right and left shoulder, right and left hip, bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal, bilateral kidney, and urinary disorders based on new and relevant evidence. Service connection was also granted for sinusitis with an earlier effective date. The claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was denied.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence did not support a current disability for the peripheral vestibular disorder, while new and relevant evidence supported readjudication for other claims based on its presence at the time of the appeal or shortly thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, gastrointestinal disorder, bilateral kidney disability, urinary disorder, peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo), sinusitis, migraines, shortness of breath, lumbosacral strain, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058776
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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