Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for left shoulder, right knee, and left knee replacement conditions. However, the Board granted a 10 percent rating for the left knee scar and a 30 percent rating for the lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence of record not meeting the criteria for service connection or increased ratings, except in cases where there was sufficient evidence to support the granted ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left knee scar, Left shoulder chronic bursitis with degenerative joint disease, Right knee osteoarthritis, Left knee total knee replacement with degenerative joint disease, Lumbar spine degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110664
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