The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased evaluation for his right knee disability and service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records showed moderate instability of the right knee but no new findings warranting a higher rating. The appellant’s tinnitus was not linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Meniscus Injury, Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis) of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1038547
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