Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain and related conditions, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence linking the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss to his in-service noise exposure, while there was sufficient evidence supporting a causal link between the Veteran's lumbosacral strain and other lower extremity conditions and his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Lumbosacral strain (chronic back pain injury with loss of range of motion and incapacitating episodes), Lumbar radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, Lumbar radiculopathy, right lower extremity sciatic nerve pain, Total left knee arthroplasty, Total right knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098115
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