The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of diagnosed disability, and new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran’s right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Codes 5024-5260. The Board finds no basis for a higher rating based on current evidence.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board does not find that they meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating due to severe economic inadaptability.,PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 9411. The Board finds no basis for a higher rating based on current evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of diagnosed disability, and new evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Veteran’s right knee disability has been manifested by normal range of motion with no pain noted. The Board finds no basis for a higher rating based on current evidence.,PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 9411, and the Board does not find that they meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating due to severe economic inadaptability.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board does not find that they meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating due to severe economic inadaptability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Right knee tendonitis, knee strain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome, Migraine headaches, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147393
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