The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and left foot bunion disabilities were denied as there was no evidence of the required functional loss or impairment due to pain.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence does not show limitation of motion that would warrant an increased rating under applicable diagnostic codes, despite the veteran's complaints of pain and interference with daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Recurrent Monoarticular Right Knee Effusion, Left Foot Bunion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0015965
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- Granted
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- Granted
The veteran's initial claim for higher ratings for his right shoulder, right knee, left knee, left ankle, and hypertension disabilities was granted. The RO assigned a 20 percent rating for the right shoulder prior to August 22, 2007, and increased it to 30 percent effective that date. Ratings of 10 percent were assigned for his right knee, left knee, and left ankle disabilities since August 9, 2007.
- Granted
The Board finds that the veteran was first treated during service for hallux valgus - a condition that based upon the record remains a current diagnosis. Thus, service connection may be granted for bilateral hallux valgus, based upon incurrence during service. The Board also finds that the pes planus did undergo an increase in severity during the veteran's period of active service and there is no specific finding in the record as to such an increase being caused by the natural progression of the disease.
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