The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for left and right knee disorders is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran’s assertion that his tinnitus began as a result of in-service hazardous noise exposure, meeting the requirement of continuity of symptomatology since service.,There is no current diagnosis or recent history of left and/or right knee disorders. The Veteran's complaints are not supported by VA treatment records showing functional impairment.,The Veteran has provided evidence suggesting his lumbar spine disorder may be related to post-polio syndrome, and the examiner should consider this in their opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148262
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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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