Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as an earlier effective date for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, lumbar spine spondylolisthesis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), myelopathy, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, osteochondritis dissecans, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107108
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