The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right knee sprain with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examiner's opinion, which considered all pertinent evidence, concluded that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not related to his service and did not manifest within one year of separation. For the right knee, a remand was necessary due to the need for an opinion addressing functional impairment without considering medication benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104774
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