The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his military service. The appeal regarding a bilateral knee condition is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus had their onset during service, thus granting service connection for these conditions. For the knee condition, the appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical records from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18141962
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- Remanded (sent back)
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