The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, right wrist, left wrist, lung condition, mental health condition (anxiety and depression), thoracolumbar spine, cervical spine, plantar fasciitis, and migraine due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability for VA purposes as required by 38 C.F.R. § 3.385 for hearing loss and that there was no sufficient medical evidence linking any other claimed conditions to service or a service-connected condition.

Claimed conditions

hearing loss, right ear, hearing loss, left ear, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, lung condition, mental health condition (claimed as anxiety and depression), musculoskeletal - mid/lower back (thoracolumbar spine), musculoskeletal - neck/upper back (cervical spine) (also claimed as neck condition), plantar fasciitis, migraine, to include as secondary to tinnitus

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 4, 2025

Citation

A25104486

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