The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his right knee, left knee, and right shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was aggravated during active service. The right knee and left knee disabilities were not shown to have been aggravated by service, while the right shoulder disability did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"conditionName":"Right Knee Disability"}, {"conditionName":"Left Knee Disability"}, {"conditionName":"Right Shoulder Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0714542
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss did not begin during service or within one year of separation, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a skin rash to include as due to Agent Orange exposure. The effective date of these decisions is not addressed in this decision.,Service connection for a right knee disability secondary to a left knee disability remains pending, but an earlier effective date prior to October 25, 2007, for the grant of service connection for a left knee disability has been denied.
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