The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's left knee disorder, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria of any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed tenderness to palpation but no limitation of motion or other functional loss. The disability was found not to meet the criteria of any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left patellar tendonitis, osteochondroma of the left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0027316
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- Granted
The veteran's right hip strain is service-connected as secondary to their left patellar tendonitis. The evidence showed that the hip strain was at least in equipoise due to the knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for service connection for left patellar tendonitis.
- Granted
The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted with a rating of 20 percent, and service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and left patellar tendonitis are also granted. The Veteran's right shoulder condition was found to be limited to 80 degrees of motion, which does not warrant an increased rating. Service connection for the depressive disorder is granted based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal seeking to reverse the proposed rating reductions from 20 percent to noncompensable for intervertebral disc syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left patellar tendonitis was dismissed because no decision had been made at the time of filing the NOD.
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