The Board has granted service connection for low back, left hip, right ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities. Service connection was denied for gastroenteritis, respiratory disability (sinusitis and rhinitis), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's low back, left hip, right ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities are related to his period of honorable service from November 1975 to October 1983. Service connection was denied for gastroenteritis, respiratory disability (sinusitis and rhinitis), bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- low_back, left_hip, right_ankle, right_knee, left_knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24020984
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