The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for low back disorder, right knee disorder, psoriasis, degenerative disc disease and DJD of the lumbar spine, right knee patellofemoral syndrome with patellar tendonitis, and left ear hearing loss due to service aggravation. Right ear hearing loss was denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened for low back disorder and right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented is sufficient to establish a link between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service, including continuity of symptoms during and since service. The Board finds that the Veteran has established a nexus between his in-service exposure and his current disabilities.,New evidence was submitted which raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for low back disorder and right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Psoriasis, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) and Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Lumbar Spine, Right Knee Patellofemoral Syndrome with Patellar Tendonitis, Left Ear Hearing Loss (due to service aggravation), Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20042427
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on in-service noise exposure or other theories.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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