The Board granted service connection for TBI, vertigo, left ear hearing loss, sinusitis, and a gastrointestinal disorder. The claims for right ear hearing loss and left knee strain were denied. Service connection was also granted for adjustment disorder with an initial rating of 70 percent, but no higher, and for headaches with an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's TBI, vertigo, left ear hearing loss, sinusitis, and gastrointestinal disorder were related to his service. The right ear hearing loss was not shown to be present for VA compensation purposes, and the left knee strain was causally related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic brain injury (TBI), vertigo, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, sinusitis, gastrointestinal disorder, left knee strain, adjustment disorder, headaches, allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105006
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