The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for right shoulder, left knee, left ankle, and neck conditions.
The deciding factor: The audiometric results did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Veteran's claimed conditions were remanded to afford him VA examinations to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle condition, Left knee condition, Neck condition, Right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020188
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
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