Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for shin splints of the left lower extremity, as there was no evidence of a current disability that met VA compensation criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current hearing loss disability or that the Veteran's shin splints were unresponsive to surgery and other conservative treatments.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, shin splints of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090426
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