The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and remanded the claims for a back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA examination results showed no evidence of hearing impairment, and there was no other medical evidence confirming bilateral hearing loss. For the back and knee disabilities, the Board found the existing VA examinations to be inadequate and required additional opinions due to missing or inaccurate information in the reports.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Back disability, Right knee disability, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090208
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