The Board granted service connection for cervical strain and denied service connection for hearing loss, while remanding claims for migraine headaches and left upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the persuasive evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's cervical strain and her in-service injury, event, or disease, whereas there was insufficient evidence to support a current disability of hearing loss. The remanded claims require further development due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain (previously claimed as cervical spine condition), hearing loss, migraine headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102620
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