The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and hearing loss are service-connected, with no disputes regarding these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony of injuries sustained during combat operations in Vietnam, which is consistent with his military records indicating active duty and combat service. The medical evidence supports a diagnosis of arthritis for the knees and sensorineural hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the knees (arthritis), Sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1327945
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- Denied
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- Granted
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