The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and an earlier effective date was denied. The left knee condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, hearing loss has not been service-connected, and the low back disorder does not have a prior effective date.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support granting higher evaluations or establishing an earlier effective date for any of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome, left knee, partial medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0943471
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