Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and radiculopathy, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), while granting service connection for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) strain. The Board also granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of hearing loss or radiculopathy, but supported the Veteran's claim for TMJ strain and the severity of his plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) strain, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Bilateral plantar fasciitis, Internal hemorrhoids, Left shoulder strain, Left knee strain, Nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094339
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