The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability (bilateral hearing loss), in-service noise exposure, and a nexus between his current condition and his military service. Service connection for left knee disability is remanded as further development is needed to determine its etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his active duty noise exposure, meeting all elements of service connection (current disability, in-service event/injury/disease, and a nexus). For left knee disability, the Board finds further development is needed as there are no medical opinions linking the condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24028092
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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