The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded, and his increased rating claims have been denied. The right hip disorder is considered secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability, but there is no medical evidence linking it directly to service. The hearing loss claim lacks a plausible basis as there is no in-service noise exposure documented and current medical records do not support a link between service and hearing impairment. The scar of the right lower eyelid is currently non-deforming and asymptomatic, thus not warranting an increased rating. The bilateral knee disability has been evaluated based on its current status without additional functional loss.
The deciding factor: The claims for service connection are not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking the claimed conditions directly to service or service-connected disabilities. The hearing loss claim lacks a plausible basis as there is no in-service noise exposure documented and current medical records do not support a link between service and hearing impairment. The right hip disorder is considered secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability, but there is no medical evidence linking it directly to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Right Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0005758
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