The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and granted service connection for vasomotor rhinitis with a noncompensable evaluation, effective November 12, 2002. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for his vasomotor rhinitis was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical nexus between the Veteran's current left knee disability and his in-service injury, and concluded that the Veteran's osteoarthritis is not related to his October 1969 left knee bruise. The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002445
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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