The Veteran's claim for service connection for a vision condition is denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,Service connection for low back and left knee conditions is denied due to lack of in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for right knee and bilateral hearing loss conditions is denied as the evidence does not show any link to service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for heart palpitations is granted, with the condition being proximately due to service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a vision disability during or contemporary to the pendency of the claim. The STRs do not show any in-service event related to a vision issue.,The Veteran did not have any complaints or findings of lumbar spine or knee injuries or symptoms in service, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.,There was no in-service event, disease, or injury related to current bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's STRs do not show any hearing issues during service, and the VA examination did not meet the regulatory criteria for a hearing loss disability.,The Veteran reported experiencing heart palpitations since active-duty service, which is considered sufficient evidence of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- vision condition, low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, heart palpitations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24042961
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