Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and low back pain, but denied service connection for hearing loss and a sleep disorder. The claims for pancreatitis and a penile condition were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for headaches and low back pain due to their onset in service, while the evidence did not support a current disability of hearing loss or a link between the sleep disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, headaches, low back pain, sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090598
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