Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding the claims for a lumbar spine condition, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral hip disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss had its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Lumbar spine condition, Left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy, Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy, Left hip disorder, Right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088241
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