Partly granted
The veteran was granted service connection for left knee and hip conditions secondary to a service-connected back condition. The veteran's request for an increased rating for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions, were denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence of record and legal criteria for each issue.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, left hip condition, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hypothyroidism, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001216
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