Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and the lack of adequate VA examinations for the other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098852
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