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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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
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