Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for a respiratory disorder, left hand disability, left knee disability, and skin disorder due to missing service personnel records.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of hearing loss or any other condition related to his claimed disabilities during service or as a result of in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Respiratory disorder (exercise induced respiratory depression and sleep apnea), Left hand disability, Left knee disability, Skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092554
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