Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claims for left knee arthritis, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, and left ring finger disorder due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show current right ear hearing loss for VA purposes under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and there is no adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's other claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, left knee arthritis, left ear hearing loss, tinnitus, left ring finger disorder, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020648
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