Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions and increased ratings for several disabilities. However, the claim for tinnitus was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a current disability or a relationship to service for the denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, asthma, cervical spine degenerative disc disease and arthritis (neck disability), right knee degenerative arthritis (right knee disability), left knee degenerative arthritis (left knee disability), spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spondylolisthesis (back disability), psoriasis, inguinal hernia, tension headaches, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003900
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