The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, right knee, right hand, left knee, right ankle, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury due to untimely appeals or lack of evidence supporting current disability.

The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to untimeliness or because there was insufficient evidence to establish the presence of the claimed disabilities during service or in the recent past.

Claimed conditions

Bilateral hearing loss disability, Right knee disability, Right hand disability, to include finger disabilities, Left knee disability, Right ankle disability, Residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Left thumb disability, Left index finger disability, Left long finger disability, Left ring finger disability, Left little finger disability, Neurological impairment of the left upper extremity to include carpal tunnel syndrome, Neurological impairment of the right upper extremity to include carpal tunnel syndrome

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 15, 2025

Citation

A25108090

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