The Veteran's claim for left knee disorder has been reopened and granted. The claim for tinnitus is also granted, but the claim for bilateral hearing loss remains denied.,The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the left knee disorder claim, granting service connection for tinnitus, and remanding the claims for right knee rating and left knee secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claim for left knee disorder. The Board granted service connection for tinnitus based on credible testimony of in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptoms.,The denial of bilateral hearing loss is due to a lack of evidence showing that the disability began during service or within one year after separation, despite the Veteran's assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Left Knee Disorder, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190795
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- 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.
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