Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examination reports did not adequately address the Veteran's reported in-service symptoms and post-service continuity of symptomatology, leading to an inadequate nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089803
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