Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a heart disability, granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and right knee osteochondritis dissecans, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear s/p ACL reconstruction, and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss or cardiac arrhythmia due to service. However, tinnitus and right knee osteochondritis dissecans were directly related to in-service noise exposure and injury respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Bilateral tinnitus, Right knee osteochondritis dissecans, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear s/p ACL reconstruction, Heart disability claimed as cardiac arrythmia due to Gulf War syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110604
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