Partly granted
The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted a 20 percent rating for left knee instability, and remanded additional claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the assignment of higher ratings or service connection due to insufficient symptomatology or lack of evidence linking conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), status post left knee patella tendon release due to painful flexion, status post left knee patella tendon release due to knee instability, right knee patellofemoral syndrome due to painful flexion, tinnitus, obstructive sleep apnea, hearing loss, left lower extremity nerve condition, right lower extremity nerve condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010523
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