The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left foot condition, right foot condition, left knee condition, and right knee condition as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.,VA also denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance of another person or being housebound due to lack of service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no credible evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service, including tinnitus which the Veteran reported as beginning approximately 5 years prior to the examination.,For hearing loss, the VA audiometric testing did not meet the criteria for a disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left foot condition, right foot condition, left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054443
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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