Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss and a left knee disability. The claim for a back disability was remanded for further development, as was the claim for a prostate condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities in the right ear or left knee, and there was no new relevant evidence to reopen the left knee claim. For the back and prostate claims, VA examinations were needed to determine if they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss, Back disability (degenerative disc disease), Prostate condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018635
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