Partly granted
Service connection for right ear hearing loss, right forearm tendonitis, left forearm tendonitis, and left Achilles tendonitis is granted. A 20 percent evaluation for painful and unstable scars associated with right inguinal hernia is granted, but a compensable evaluation for the hernia itself is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's statements about his conditions were consistent with service records and accorded probative weight to these statements.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, right forearm tendonitis, left forearm tendonitis, left Achilles tendonitis, painful and unstable scars associated with right inguinal hernia, right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003615
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