The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, PTSD, and SFWs of the thighs were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection or an increased rating.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any hearing loss during active duty periods. Audiometric testing conducted after discharge showed normal readings until May 1995, when he reentered active duty. There is insufficient evidence to establish aggravation by his subsequent active service from 1995 to 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0102041
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