The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right knee and left ear hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for either condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any additional functional impairment warranting a higher rating, and the criteria for exceptional patterns of hearing impairment were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Traumatic Arthritis, Left Ear Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19157140
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee meniscectomy disability is granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's prior claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbosacral strain have been granted. The VA has also remanded the cases to obtain updated examinations to assess current severity of his left knee and right ankle disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Board will refer this matter back to the AOJ for consideration.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for status post total right knee replacement from May 3, 2022, forward has been denied as the maximum allowable rating of 60 percent has already been assigned.
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