The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle, left knee, back, and tinnitus disabilities but denied service connection for a left Achilles tendon tear and right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows current diagnoses of the claimed conditions with in-service injuries or symptoms related to those conditions, except for the left Achilles tendon tear and right knee disability which had no in-service injury or chronic symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle degenerative joint disease and strain, left ankle degenerative joint disease and strain, left knee degenerative joint disease and strain, lumbar degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain, and radiculopathy, tinnitus, left Achilles tendon tear, right knee degenerative joint disease and strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25040396
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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