The Veteran's hearing loss and UTI are not service-connected.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of UTI. The Board finds that the Veteran's UTI is no longer present or active.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a right knee condition or left knee condition as being related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of hearing loss for VA purposes during service and concluded it was not at least as likely as not caused by military noise exposure. The Veteran's STRs did not show any history of hearing impairment.,The VA examiner found the UTI condition had resolved, with no current pathology to warrant a diagnosis. The Veteran underwent treatment for UTI in 1977 during service but there is no evidence of active or ongoing UTI since then.,There was insufficient evidence to establish a right knee condition or left knee condition as being related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Right knee condition, Left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26028008
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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