The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability as secondary to the Veteran's right foot disability and denied a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss. Other issues were remanded.

The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence of record supported the grant of service connection for the psychiatric disability, but there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating for the hearing loss.

Claimed conditions

Generalized anxiety disorder, Major depressive disorder, Asthma, Erectile dysfunction, Bilateral hearing loss, Right foot trauma, metatarsalgia, and hallux valgus (right foot disability), Left foot plantar fasciitis associated with right foot disability (left foot disability)

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

0%

Decision date

October 7, 2025

Citation

A25086785

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