The Board has granted the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for pes cavus and left varicocele, finding that these conditions are service-connected based on direct evidence. The hearing impairment claim was not addressed as it did not meet VA compensation criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current hearing loss does not meet VA compensation standards due to the absence of a present hearing disability.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing impairment, pes cavus, left varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0209221
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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