The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss has been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a current disability. Therefore, service connection is denied.,Service connection for right knee disability and anal fissures cannot be established as they are not related to in-service events or diseases.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's auditory threshold did not meet the criteria for hearing loss disability at any point during the appeal period. The VA examination showed no current diagnosis of a hearing loss disability.,The right knee injury resolved while the Veteran was still in service, and there is no evidence that the current degenerative joint disease began within one year of discharge or had chronicity since then.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Right Knee Disability, Anal Fissures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18102421
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
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