Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a nexus between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current hearing loss and tinnitus, but not for COPD and emphysema.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094626
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