Denied
The appeal was dismissed for tinnitus, and service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss, a low back condition, an upper back condition, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, left knee, and bilateral foot conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of current disabilities or a nexus to service for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, low back condition, upper back condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, bilateral foot condition, to include tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094647
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