Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral flat feet, lumbosacral strain (secondary to service-connected knee and ankle disabilities), hypertension, diabetes, and bilateral hands arthritis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of evidence showing a current disability for VA purposes in the case of hearing loss, and inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral flat feet, Lumbosacral strain (secondary to service-connected bilateral knee and ankle disabilities), Hypertension (to include on a secondary basis), Diabetes, Bilateral hands arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095079
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