The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service connected. The right ear hearing loss claim is denied. The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision on the left ear hearing loss was based on direct service connection due to in-service noise exposure, while the right ear hearing loss was not related to service as it did not manifest within one year of separation and there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms. The knees were remanded for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left ear hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"Right ear hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"Left knee disability"}, {"condition_name":"Right knee disability"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143814
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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