Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding it as likely as not that the Veteran's tinnitus is a result of his service. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and current tinnitus symptoms, while the other claims require additional development to properly assess their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, subscapularis tendinopathy, left shoulder, digestive disorder including gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108284
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