The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted as service-connected. The Board finds the evidence at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s current bilateral hearing loss disability is caused by, aggravated by, or a result of his active service, including in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's right hip and left hip disabilities are remanded for additional development to determine their relationship to his service-connected right knee disability.

The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to establish the current status and severity of the Veteran’s lumbar spine disability and to determine if there is a nexus between his service-connected right knee disability and his right hip and left hip disabilities.

Claimed conditions

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How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 6, 2020

Citation

20064741