Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus and herniated intervertebral disc, left L4-5 due to a lack of new and relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: The January 2021 private medical opinion and other submitted evidence were not relevant as they did not prove or disprove whether the Veteran injured his back during active duty, ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated intervertebral disc, left L4-5, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107842
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