The veteran's claims for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatica, and knee strains were granted as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine condition. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Other conditions were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board relied on favorable findings from previous rating decisions to grant the claims for radiculopathy and knee strains.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy sciatica, right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatica, right knee strain with chondromalacia and osteoarthritis, left knee strain with chondromalacia and osteoarthritis, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, urinary incontinence, urinary tract infections, and chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea, residual prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002457
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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