The Board granted service connection for left knee, right knee, lumbosacral strain, and right hand scars, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, tension headaches, shoulder bursitis, foot plantar fasciitis, ankle tendonitis, thumb strain, and PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder. The Board also remanded claims for fatigue, CFS, sleep apnea, and amputated left little finger.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's knee and lumbosacral conditions were incurred in service, while bilateral hearing loss and sinusitis did not meet the criteria for a current disability under VA regulations.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, left leg sciatic radicular pain, right leg sciatic radicular pain, right hand scars, urticaria (60% rating), allergic rhinitis, tension headaches (30% rating), right shoulder subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle tendonitis, right thumb strain, PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095723

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