The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome, degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy, and left knee degenerative arthritis. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for a right wrist scar and limitation of extension of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's tinnitus or any other condition was related to service, and the symptoms described by the Veteran were found to be transient ear noise rather than tinnitus. The Board also determined that the Veteran's right wrist scar and musculoskeletal conditions did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, semi-circular scar of the right wrist (claimed as scar-right wrist region), lumbosacral spine intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) and degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left knee degenerative arthritis, limitation of extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101227
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