Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, subcutaneous emphysema, and dismissed the appeal for joint pain in the left hand and fingers due to a procedural error.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Subcutaneous emphysema, Joint pain, left hand and fingers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020828
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