The Board found that the Veteran's hearing loss and joint pain did not have its clinical onset in service or is otherwise related to service. The right knee disability was determined to be incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities due to service, with the exception of the right knee disability which was found to be incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired hearing, Sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1133924
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