Bilateral hearing loss and chronic/recurrent right ankle strain are granted as service-connected.,Left knee arthritis, bunion and metatarsalgia of the right foot, bronchitis, and sinusitis are granted as secondary to service-connected right knee disability.,Left foot disability is denied.,Headaches are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and chronic/recurrent right ankle strain were found to be related to military noise exposure and use of his right knee, respectively. The left knee arthritis, bunion and metatarsalgia of the right foot, bronchitis, and sinusitis are all secondary to service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, chronic/recurrent right ankle strain, arthritis of the left knee, bunion and metatarsalgia of the right foot, bronchitis (or comparable respiratory disability), sinusitis (or comparable sinus disability), left foot disability, headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142433
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