Partly granted
The Board denied higher initial ratings for left and right achilles tendon ruptures, bilateral hearing loss, and right ankle scar but granted a 10 percent rating for painful right ankle scar and service connection for adjustment disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to limited range of motion in his ankles and hearing acuity, while the adjustment disorder was related to service based on medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left achilles tendon rupture, right achilles tendon rupture, bilateral hearing loss (BHL), right ankle scar, adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102102
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