Partly granted
Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The claim for service connection for COPD with asthma is remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, leading to a grant of service connection under the Benefit of the Doubt Rule.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004606
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