The VA denied the appellant's claims for higher evaluations for cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities. The current ratings are 10 percent each.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, Degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007160
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a nexus between the disability and service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his in-service noise exposure.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
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