Partly granted
The Board denied higher ratings for tinnitus, hearing loss, and leg scars but remanded decisions on other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence available at the time of the rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right leg scars status post fasciotomy, left leg scars s/p fasciotomy, right leg s/p fasciotomy for compartment syndrome (also claimed as right ankle pain), left leg s/p fasciotomy for compartment syndrome, right knee condition, left knee condition, lumbosacral strain (also claimed as lower back pains)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007184
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