Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis but denied claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and an initial rating higher than 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis was likely caused by his service due to in-service complaints and a current diagnosis. However, there is no evidence of a current hearing loss disability or nexus between the Veteran's tinnitus and shoulder conditions and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093846
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