Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss, while remanding claims for a left shoulder disorder and neck disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to service. However, there was no sufficient evidence of hearing loss for VA purposes under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hearing loss, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096230
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