The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left foot injury and for left ear defective hearing, finding that there was no evidence of current disabilities or persistent symptoms related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing current disabilities or persistent symptoms related to the claimed conditions during service or post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ear Defective Hearing, Residuals of Left Foot Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0127752
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 2, 1965 for the grant of service connection for left ear defective hearing. This decision resolves a pending claim that was initiated in May 1966 and remained pending until November 2007 when it was finally granted by the Board.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Lung Disorder, and Residuals of Left Foot Injury. The evidence did not show a current disability or link to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right upper arm amputation, left index finger amputation, and defective hearing in the left ear have been denied. The maximum ratings currently assigned are at issue.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied an increased (compensable) evaluation for left ear defective hearing, as the veteran's current level of disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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