The Veteran's service connection for hearing loss is denied as there is no in-service event or injury that can be causally connected to the current diagnosis.,The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and a higher rating is not granted due to lack of additional limitation of motion following repetitive use testing.,New evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for low back disability.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service event or injury that can be causally connected to the current diagnosis of hearing loss, and the Veteran's puretone thresholds did not meet criteria for bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Veteran’s right knee condition largely remained stable with flexion at 130 degrees and extension at 10 degrees. There was no additional limitation of motion following repetitive use testing.,The evidence received since the final January 1994 rating decision includes new medical records that are not previously of record, which goes to a previously unestablished fact.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Right Knee Disability, Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100698
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