The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, and GERD while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, fatigue other than insomnia or OSA, blurred vision, dyspnea other than the service-connected heart disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the grant of service connection for tinnitus and a left knee disability due to in-service onset. The denial was based on insufficient evidence of current disabilities for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Left knee disability (meniscal tear, chondromalacia, Baker's cyst), Fatigue other than insomnia or OSA, Blurred vision, Deviated septum, Dyspnea other than the service-connected heart disability, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069865
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
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- 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)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
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