Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also denied earlier effective dates and higher evaluations for several other conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a current disability related to in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, traumatic brain injury (TBI), unspecified anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder, migraine headaches, cervical strain and degenerative disc disease, left shoulder strain, right acromioclavicular (ACL) osteoarthritis, lumbosacral strain with slight levoscoliosis and first degree retrolisthesis, L4-L5, left lower radiculopathy, right lower radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006486
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