The veteran's claims for increased ratings and new evidence of service connection were denied. The left ear hearing loss is rated as zero percent disabling, PTSD is rated at 30 percent, recurrent right knee strain is rated at 10 percent, gastritis has no service connection, URI does not have a current onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service, left knee sprain and right ankle sprain do not have a current onset during active service or result from disease or injury in service, and right ear hearing loss is not service connected.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the need for higher ratings based on the veteran's symptoms and functional impairment. The claims were denied as there was no new evidence of record that would reopen the claim for low back pain.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), recurrent right knee strain, gastritis, upper respiratory infection (URI), sprained left knee, sprained right ankle, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0826409
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