Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a nexus to service, while there was no evidence of a disability for VA compensation purposes regarding bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017804
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