The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and increased the rating for residuals of right thumb cyst surgery to 20 percent, while denying a compensable disability rating for the surgical scar. The claims for back, left knee, and radiculopathy disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and the severity of the right thumb cyst surgery residuals, while the other claims required additional medical evidence to be considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, Residuals of right thumb cyst surgery (20 percent rating granted), Surgical scar of the right thumb (non-compensable rating denied), Back disability (remanded for further evaluation), Left knee disability (remanded for further evaluation), Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (remanded for further evaluation), Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (remanded for further evaluation)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067516
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.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's most recent claim was filed on May 23, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral sensorineural hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support that it began during active service or manifested to a compensable degree within the first post-service year, or was otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 20 percent but no higher for the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss based on the results of a July 2023 VA examination.
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