Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back condition, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused these conditions.
The deciding factor: The negative nexus opinions provided by the VA examiners were based on the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or event related to the claimed conditions, and the absence of a medical opinion linking the current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back condition, Tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110512
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