The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disorder and hearing loss in both ears. The case is dismissed as there is no current evidence of a left ear hearing disability for VA compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran had a current right knee or left ear hearing disability due to disease or injury incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disorder, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0203349
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disorder, and a lumbar spine disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for bilateral combined cataracts and left ear hearing loss.
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