Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for left knee joint pain, right knee joint pain, mid and lower back pain (back pain), and vertigo were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a compensable rating or an earlier effective date for the bilateral hearing loss, and further development was needed to address the other claims due to lack of medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, left knee joint pain, right knee joint pain, mid and lower back pain (back pain), vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25101556
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