Partly granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted, while a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several service connection claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss due to in-service noise exposure and acoustic trauma, but there is no basis for a higher rating for tinnitus as it meets the maximum schedular criteria of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Sleep apnea, Bronchial asthma (respiratory condition), Degenerative arthritis of the neck (cervical spine condition), Degenerative arthritis of the lower back, Hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), Migraines (headache condition), Sphenoid sinusitis (sinusitis), Lymphatic Filariasis (hemic/lymphatic condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097142
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