The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic acquired bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and acne. The Board found that a chronic acquired bilateral knee disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor is one proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by service-connected residuals of a back injury. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown in active service, nor is it presumed for organic disease of the nervous system (sensorineural hearing loss). The Board also found that preexisting acne did not permanently worsen during active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service and are not considered to be related to a service-connected disability. Preexisting acne was not shown to have been aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Chronic Acquired Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0411204
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