Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for low back pain and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's low back pain had its onset during service, while there was no sufficient evidence to support a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss based on the VA audiometric testing results.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088656
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