The Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current right ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of hearing loss for VA compensation purposes, and thus, service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Arthritis, Right Ear Hearing Loss Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21006430
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- Remanded (sent back)
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