The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and right knee strain, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The effective date is not specified as it was a direct grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service, including noise exposure during service for hearing loss and physical demands from work with air cargo for knee strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1522402
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right wrist sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and right ankle strain. The disabilities are all deemed to have begun during the Veteran's active duty.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is denied.
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