Partly granted
The veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for left and right foot pes planus were denied. Other issues, including total disability rating based on individual unemployability and service connection for various conditions, were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence of record, including medical examinations and contemporaneous medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, claimed as hip pain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, claimed as hip pain, acquired psychiatric disability, to include adjustment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005457
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