The veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted, and he is assigned a 10 percent evaluation for his patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee with history of right patellar fracture. The left knee condition is also granted, but only at a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for bilateral hearing loss disability due to in-service noise exposure and current audiometric findings meeting VA criteria for hearing loss. For his right knee, the veteran's history of patellar fracture combined with current symptoms including pain and some limitation of motion warranted a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5260 (limitation of flexion). The left knee condition was also granted service connection but did not meet the criteria for any specific rating as it only had noncompensable limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Patellofemoral Syndrome of the Right Knee with History of Right Patellar Fracture, Patellofemoral Syndrome of the Left Knee with History of Left Patellar Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0025459
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