The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection, linked to noise exposure in service.,Service connection for the left knee disability and thoracolumbar spine arthritis are both granted. The TURP residuals are also granted.,For bilateral hearing loss, a non-compensable rating is denied due to current acuity levels not meeting criteria for compensability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was linked to service exposure and the other conditions were found to be related to service or secondary to TURP.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability (Medial Meniscal Tear)","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Thoracolumbar Spine Disability (Arthritis)","status":"Granted"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of TURP (Voiding Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction, Retrograde Ejaculation)","status":"Granted"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067550
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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