Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a lumbar spine disability, while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and assigning a 20 percent rating for residuals of a neuroendocrine tumor of the stomach.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus was related to in-service noise exposure, while his other claims were not supported by sufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25084941
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