The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for left knee joint osteoarthritis has been granted.,The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a neck disability, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss is being remanded.,Service connection for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are also being remanded.

The deciding factor: The effective date of the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss cannot be earlier than October 1, 2015 as it was received by VA on that date.,Left knee joint osteoarthritis is considered to have been aggravated during service and thus service connection can be granted.,Further examination and opinion are needed regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neck disability, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities.,A new evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is required to determine its current severity.,Examination and opinion are also needed to determine if the Veteran's peripheral neuropathies are related to his military service.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, left knee joint osteoarthritis, neck disability, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 10, 2019

Citation

19178125

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