The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus was denied, but his right ear hearing loss and bilateral knee disabilities were granted. The rating for arthritis of the right knee remains at 10 percent, while the total left knee replacement is rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his service-connected conditions and provided a favorable opinion regarding his hearing loss and bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Tinnitus, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Arthritis of Right Knee, Left Knee Replacement (Total Left Knee Replacement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105221
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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