The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient symptoms to warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of a right knee disability or show that the Veteran had hypertension with diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more, or bilateral hearing loss with hearing acuity worse than Level I in both ears.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, left septal spur, residual fractured nasal bone, left hip degenerative joint disease, tendonitis, and greater trochanteric bursitis (flexion), left hip degenerative joint disease, tendonitis, and greater trochanteric bursitis (impairment), right hip degenerative joint disease, tendonitis, and greater trochanteric bursitis (flexion), right hip degenerative joint disease, tendonitis, and greater trochanteric bursitis (impairment), left knee anserine bursitis, residuals left knee medial collateral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057523
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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