Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for gastrointestinal, upper respiratory, and cardiovascular signs or symptoms effective August 10, 2022, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction. Tinnitus was also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus began during service led to its grant, while a lack of current disability or sufficient evidence supported denials for other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal signs or symptoms, upper respiratory signs or symptoms, cardiovascular signs or symptoms, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097246
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