Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's service-connection claim for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for gastrointestinal, chronic sinusitis, respiratory, and migraine headache disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes. The Board must remand the remaining claims to ensure adequate medical examinations and opinions are obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Gastrointestinal disability (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome), Chronic sinusitis, Respiratory disability (claimed as asthma), Migraine headache disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093799
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