Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder, granted service connection for tinnitus, and denied a compensable rating for lower back strain.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of current diagnosis or evidence supporting a nexus to service for the right knee and psychiatric disorders, while tinnitus was supported by credible lay statements and conceded in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right anterior cruciate ligament tear (right knee disability), acquired psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder, tinnitus, lower back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091736
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