Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for lumbar strain and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for the claimed evaluations or service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005241
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