The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee instability and a 20 percent disability rating for bilateral hearing loss as of April 28, 2023. The service connection for neuropathy of the right arm was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right knee instability warranted a 10 percent rating based on persistent instability symptoms and use of a brace. For bilateral hearing loss, the ratings were granted or denied based on audiometric test results and speech recognition scores.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee instability, Bilateral hearing loss, Neuropathy of the right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24000132
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service acoustic trauma and a rocket blast injury.
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