The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and several claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran met the criteria for a current disability of bilateral hearing loss as defined by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left hip degenerative arthritis, Right hip degenerative arthritis, Left hip abduction, Right hip abduction, Left hip flexion, Right hip flexion, Left elbow olecranon bursitis, Right elbow olecranon bursitis, Left wrist tendonitis, Right wrist tendonitis, Left knee degenerative changes, patellar tendonitis, and small suprapatellar effusions, Right knee degenerative changes, patellar tendonitis, and small suprapatellar effusions, Left knee degenerative changes, patellar tendonitis, and small suprapatellar effusions (loss of extension), Acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, Low back disability, Cervical spine disability, Bilateral shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25014323
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Denied
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- Denied
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