The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic post-operative left knee disorder, chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, and chronic bilateral tinnitus. The evidence did not support these claims as they were not shown to have originated during active service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the claimed disabilities to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic post-operative left knee disorder, chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615501
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What this means for you
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