Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate disorder, heart disorder, psychiatric disorder, diabetes, stomach disorder, and low back disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements regarding onset of symptoms during service were found credible, and the evidence supported a finding of continuity of symptomatology since separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, prostate disorder (BPH), heart disorder (coronary atherosclerosis), psychiatric disorder (depression), diabetes mellitus type II, stomach disorder (GERD), low back disorder (moderate multilevel lumbar spondylosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095390
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