The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic left and right knee disorders, finding no evidence of current disabilities. The claim for an initial compensable disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is being remanded due to a lack of recent audiological examination.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to establish current disabilities for the claimed knee conditions or bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Left Knee Disorder, Chronic Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0705285
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