The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right ankle, and right knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no significant permanent shift in hearing thresholds beyond test variability from entrance to separation, and there was no report of complaint/treatment for hearing decrease in the Veteran's service treatment records (STRs) or at separation. The evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and military noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Right ankle disability, Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100438
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