Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and noncompensable ratings for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and shin splints. A 10 percent rating was granted for the shin splints.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current right ear hearing loss disability or a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, or shin splints based on the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097598
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