Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an ear disability, headaches, chronic back pain, and chronic right shoulder pain for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements regarding noise exposure were considered sufficient to establish a current disability and in-service incurrence of symptoms. The August 2024 examination was found inadequate due to its failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, ear disability, headaches, chronic back pain, chronic right shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099598
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