The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, dismissed the claim for a thoracic spine disability, and granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain and meniscal tear, left hip strain as secondary to a service-connected thoracolumbar lumbar spine disorder, and a generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain and meniscal tear, left hip strain as secondary to a thoracolumbar lumbar spine disorder, and a generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder were supported by in-service complaints and post-service medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Thoracic spine disability, Right knee strain, Left knee strain and meniscal tear, Left hip strain, Generalized anxiety disorder and other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093814
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