The Veteran's service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability was granted, while claims for lumbosacral strain and bilateral hearing loss were denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the bilateral knee sprain is warranted as it had its onset in service. However, there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's back or hearing loss during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909267
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,699 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for right elbow strain, left hip sprain, bilateral knee sprain, hearing loss, seasonal allergic rhinitis, and pneumonia (claimed as bronchitis). The appeal for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's medical records and clarify certain issues. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral knee sprain and his service-connected right ankle sprain, as well as whether the knee disability is secondary to the ankle disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and the obtaining of medical records.
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