Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for tinnitus and thoracolumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of sufficient hearing impairment to qualify as a disability for VA purposes, and there was no adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Tinnitus, Thoracolumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096539
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