The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, and urinary disorder. Tinnitus was granted, but the Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis do not warrant increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a current disability for the right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, and urinary disorder. For tinnitus, it was related to noise exposure during wartime service. The other conditions either did not meet the criteria for an increase or were not shown to have worsened.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, urinary disorder, tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, left shoulder bicipital tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105352
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