Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded issues related to service connection for knee and lumbar spine disorders.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of worsening or severity sufficient to warrant a higher rating, and there was no clear link between the claimed conditions and military service that would justify granting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25013967
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