The claim for a higher rating for urethro-prostatitis is granted, but the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's urethro-prostatitis was found to be directly related to his in-service prostate condition. However, there was no evidence of a current bilateral hearing loss disability or tinnitus within one year after separation from active duty, nor could the VA examiner find any link between service and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Urethro-prostatitis","status":"Graded as noncompensably disabling prior to March 31, 2015; rated at 20% from March 31, 2015 to June 5, 2018; and rated at 40% from June 6, 2018 to August 3, 2020, with a maximum rating of 60% since August 4, 2020."}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","status":"Denied"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074250
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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