Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain psychiatric and sleep apnea claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine, Chondromalacia patella with patellofemoral pain syndrome and prepatellar bursitis (right knee), Chondromalacia patella with patellofemoral pain syndrome and prepatellar bursitis (left knee), Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086058
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