Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dizziness, headaches, palpitations, shortness of breath (dyspnea), sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, and left big toe posttraumatic residual pain.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a nexus between the claimed conditions and service for most issues, except tinnitus which was granted based on continuity of symptomology.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, headaches, palpitations, shortness of breath (dyspnea), sleep apnea, plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, left big toe posttraumatic residual pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093370
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