The Veteran's right knee strain is granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral shin splints.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Right ankle strain and residuals of right ankle fracture with surgical repair are denied as secondary to two service-connected right foot disabilities.,Service connection for sleep apnea is denied.
The deciding factor: The current right knee strain is related to the service-connected bilateral shin splints, resolving in favor of the Veteran.,There is no evidence linking the current hearing loss to military service.,The current right ankle disabilities are not causally or etiologically related to service and were not caused by the two service-connected right foot disabilities.,Sleep apnea did not begin during service and is not linked to any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Right ankle strain and residuals of right ankle fracture with surgical repair (claimed as right ankle pain and weakness), Right knee strain, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2019
- Citation
- A19000205
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