Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, left thumb injury residuals, and left knee degenerative joint disease with instability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence of record persuasively weighed against finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to his in-service noise exposure and injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral tinnitus, Left thumb injury residuals, Left knee degenerative joint disease with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103573
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