Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a low back condition due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements regarding in-service noise exposure were found credible, leading to a grant of service connection for tinnitus. The lack of adequate medical evidence linking the low back condition to service necessitated further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, lumbosacral or cervical strain (low back condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086040
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