Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss but granted an initial 60 percent rating for diabetes nephropathy and denied an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a nexus between the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and his active service, while the Veteran had chronic kidney disease with a GFR from 30 to 44 mL/min/1.73 m2 for at least three consecutive months during the past year.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, diabetes nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110276
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