The veteran's claims for higher evaluations of his service-connected conditions have been granted, with a 10% evaluation assigned for each condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's conditions were evaluated based on their specific diagnostic codes and the criteria provided in VA regulations. The Board found that the veteran met the criteria for a 10% rating under various Diagnostic Codes for his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypopigmentation of the bilateral hands, Tension headaches, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, Residuals of a right knee injury, status post anterior-cruciate ligament reconstruction and partial medial meniscectomy with osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0010571
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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