The Board denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and left knee osteoarthritis, but granted service connection for right knee condition and right elbow lateral epicondylitis based on new evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion regarding the lack of a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service was given significant weight. New evidence supporting the existence of a current disability in the case of the right knee and right elbow was deemed relevant.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Left knee osteoarthritis, Right knee condition, Right elbow lateral epicondylitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048678
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's most recent claim was filed on May 23, 2017.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the service connection claims for vertigo, dry eye syndrome, and various bilateral conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis on the right and left foot, left and right ankle strain, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and left and right hip strain, all secondary to service-connected back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities with weight gain/obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and a TDIU prior to January 7, 2019.
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