The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and post-operative left knee disabilities were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for his post-operative left knee disabilities, but the RO assigned noncompensable evaluations initially and later recharacterized them as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by evidence of a chronic disability during active service or at any time thereafter. The veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 4.71a, 5257 and 5260-5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Post-operative Chronic Left Knee Meniscal and Anterior Cruciate Tear Residuals with Knee Reconstruction Residuals, Post-operative Chronic Left Knee Musculoligamentous Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0701277
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