The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been reopened, but the issue remains remanded.,Left ear hearing loss is rated at noncompensable (0%) due to not meeting criteria for higher ratings under VA regulations.,Asthma is currently rated at 30% and the issue of an increased rating remains remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss, as it did not show impairment in FEV-1 or FEV-1/FVC less than 55 percent.,Asthma's current rating of 30% is based on the Veteran’s use of inhalational medications and chronic low dose corticosteroid medication. The evidence does not meet criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Asthma (Respiratory Disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159873
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating of left ear hearing loss to obtain missing VA audiometric data.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for remanding certain service connection claims.
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