The Veteran's right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected.,Left hip lateral greater trochanteric bursitis, degenerative joint disease, right hip greater trochanteric bursitis, left knee disability (arthralgia), and left ear hearing loss are all remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of right ear hearing loss and tinnitus are presumed due to service based on continuity of symptomatology.,The severity of the Veteran’s left hip, right hip, and left knee disabilities is unclear without additional VA examinations. The Veteran also has a claim for left ear hearing loss that requires an examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Tinnitus, Left hip lateral greater trochanteric bursitis and degenerative joint disease, Right hip greater trochanteric bursitis, Left knee disability (arthralgia), Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143033
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.
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