The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an evaluation in excess of the currently assigned ratings for his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating based on additional functional loss due to pain or other factors, and there is no objective evidence of knee or ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Chronic Otitis Externa with History of Otitis Media, Degenerative Arthritis, Lumbar Spine with History of Chronic Low Back Strain, Residuals or Fracture, Right Tibia and Fibula, Dermatophytosis of the Feet, Osteochondroma of the Distal Femur with History of Internal Derangement of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012187
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The appeal of a proposed reduction of the evaluation of left knee meniscal tear, status post arthroscopic repair with chondromalacia, to include degenerative arthritis from 20 percent to 10 percent is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected left knee disability was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, including degenerative disc disease, degenerative arthritis, spondylolisthesis, and compression fracture at L2, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for PTSD, type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy (chronic kidney disease), peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities, varicose veins (PVD) of the right and left leg, and degenerative arthritis as there is no evidence to support a current diagnosis or that these conditions are related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for hearing loss and a higher rating for PTSD is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for low back disability, hypertension, tinnitus, and a mental disorder are dismissed.
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