The Veteran's lower back disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and he has been granted service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities. He was denied service connection for hearing loss in the right ear but his claim of reopening a previously denied claim for hearing loss in the left ear remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lower back disability meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5243, and he has been granted service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities. His claim of reopening his previously denied claim for hearing loss in the left ear is still pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Lower Back Disability, Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Hearing Loss in the Right Ear
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1101664
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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