The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic allergic rhinitis, arthritis of the left knee, and arthritis of the right knee with torn meniscus and popliteal cyst. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no medical evidence showing current disabilities for any of the claimed conditions, and noted that the veteran's pre-existing chronic allergic rhinitis existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic allergic rhinitis, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right knee with torn meniscus and popliteal cyst
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612517
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