The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied in the August 1994 rating decision. The AOJ also denied his claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for DJD, right knee and left knee, as well as his petition to reopen the claims seeking service connection for post phlebitic syndrome of the left leg. His claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for post phlebitic syndrome of the left leg was granted in August 2012 with an effective date of July 2, 2002.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran had bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee, Post phlebitic syndrome of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1550530
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD from October 1, 2008 to August 30, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing limitation of flexion or extension that would warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.
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