The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a right lower extremity nerve condition and tinnitus, granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of evidence supporting a current disability for the nerve condition and tinnitus, new relevant evidence received for PTSD, no evidence meeting VA standards for a hearing loss disability, and the specific requirements for an earlier effective date not being met.

Claimed conditions

right lower extremity nerve condition, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss disability, acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, right foot disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 12, 2025

Citation

A25097881

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