Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's cervical spine disability and service connection for left knee arthritis post arthroplasty, right knee degenerative arthritis, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported granting service connection based on in-service onset of symptoms and aggravation by a service-connected condition, while the lack of credible evidence weighed against service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the cervical spine, Left knee arthritis post arthroplasty, Right knee degenerative arthritis, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096520
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