Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's hip and low back disabilities were not incurred during active duty and attributed them to degeneration of the joints associated with aging. The post-service medical evidence also did not support a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left hip replacement, status post right hip replacement, degenerative disc disease (DDD) and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), left ear hearing loss disability, right ear hearing loss disability, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018766
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