Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for a right knee injury due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination without good cause.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a direct link between the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current tinnitus, but he failed to attend a scheduled VA examination for his right knee claim, resulting in its denial.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022111
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