The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current right ear hearing loss disability is not etiologically related to his active military service, and he does not have a current left ear hearing loss disability. The criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0904436
What this means for you
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