The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, and degenerative arthritis of the right knee. The claims were remanded for further development in one case.,Service connection was established for these conditions based on a finding that they are related to service due to exposure to acoustic trauma during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss, lumbar spine condition, right shoulder condition, and right knee condition were caused by his in-service injuries and exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear sensorineural hearing loss, Degenerative arthritis, segmental instability, degenerative joint disease, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22036469
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss due to noise exposure during service. However, the initial rating for bilateral hearing loss (left ear) remains noncompensable.
- Granted
The reduction of the evaluation from 50 percent to 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder was improper, and the 40 percent evaluation is restored.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are denied, as well as the claim for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ear sensorineural hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, with no worse than Level I hearing loss in the right ear.
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