The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and reopened the claim to reopen service connection for left hip disability. The underlying claims of entitlement to higher initial rating for right foot osteoarthritis are remanded.,Tinnitus is found to be incurred in service due to noise exposure during active duty, while left hip disability remains under consideration as a direct service connection case.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay assertions and VA treatment records support the finding of current tinnitus related to service. For left hip disability, the Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise regarding its relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip dislocation, current left hip disability (including traumatic arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639233
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the right hip and left hip dislocation have been denied. The current disability ratings are deemed appropriate.,There is no legal basis to assign a higher rating for any of the service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking additional retroactive VA disability compensation benefits under the CRSC program for the period from December 2011 to April 2015, and he also wants to know if it was proper to withhold his VA disability compensation benefits due to a retired pay adjustment. The Board has ordered further action to review these issues.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left hip dislocation. The claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability is dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran. Service connection remains pending for a left knee disability.
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