Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, shin splints, and higher ratings for knee and back conditions. The claim for PTSD was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current disability or the required level of impairment for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splint), right lower extremity, medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splint), left lower extremity, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with patellar tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with patellar tendinitis, lumbosacral strain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003662
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