The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral tinnitus have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for right knee injury, to include as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, has been remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because the Veteran does not have a hearing loss or tinnitus disability for VA purposes and there is no evidence of such disabilities during service.,The right knee injury claim requires an opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Bilateral Tinnitus, Right Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19163086
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and his active service. The Board noted that while he had complaints of earaches in service, these did not indicate a current disability.
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