Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral knee medial meniscus repair, upper back strain, and malignant melanoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria to establish a current disability of bilateral hearing loss that was incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board found the VA examiner's opinion inadequate due to lack of specific findings meeting the regulatory definition for hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral knee medial meniscus repair, Upper back strain, Malignant melanoma (skin cancer to include melanoma, left calf, and basal cell carcinoma, left thigh and tip of nose)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091114
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