Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a back condition, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, diabetes mellitus, heart condition, frequency of micturition, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that tinnitus and a back condition are related to in-service noise exposure and military service respectively, whereas other conditions were not shown to be related to service or to have onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, heart condition (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, heart failure with reduced ejection fracture), frequency of micturition, back condition, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095138
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