Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's low back disability, sciatic nerve disability, right knee disability, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran did not provide evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence indicating that the veteran's disabilities might be associated with service or any toxic exposure risk activity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, disability of the sciatic nerve of the right leg as secondary to a low back disability, right knee disability as secondary to a low back disability, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003056
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