The Veteran's service connection claims for hearing loss, right elbow disorder, headaches, right and left knee disorders, a right ankle/leg disorder, low back disorder, and psychiatric disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the Veteran has any of these conditions currently or that they are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Right elbow disorder, Headaches, Right knee disorder, Left knee disorder, Right ankle/leg disorder, Low back disorder, Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2019
- Citation
- A19003226
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disorder, and a lumbar spine disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, a back disability, heart disability, and residuals of a stroke, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service or caused by his service-connected left ear disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal in September 2025, stating that she is now 100% permanently and totally disabled effective April 29, 2025.
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