The Veteran's service connection claim for a right knee disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability, and his tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran has not received a rating decision or effective date for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on competent and credible evidence showing that the Veteran's current right knee disorder is related to in-service noise exposure and his service-connected left knee disability does not cause aggravation of the right knee disorder. Tinnitus was found to be at least as likely as not caused by or a result of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1615599
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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