The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral ankle sprains and service connection for left ear hearing loss, as well as remanded a claim for total disability rating due to individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had limitation of motion in either ankle that was more than moderate in severity or that he met the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5271. There was no indication from the evidence of record that his left ear hearing loss was caused by exposure to hazardous noise during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, lateral collateral ligament sprain left ankle, lateral collateral ligament sprain right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020314
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