Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, left foot disorder, and bilateral or unilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no identified or substantiated injury or disease in service for any of the claimed conditions, and the current disorders are not shown to be causally related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine (back) disorder, left foot disorder, bilateral or unilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002150
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