The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, right ear; an initial rating in excess of a noncompensable rating for hearing loss, left ear; and service connection for pain and dysfunction of the right knee, right sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of the right leg, left sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of the left leg. The claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a current disability or a nexus between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, right ear, Pain and dysfunction of right knee, Right sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of right leg, Left sciatic radicular pain and parasthesia of left leg, Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder), Onychomycosis, Tinea pedis, Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051214
What this means for you
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