The veteran's bilateral knee condition is service-connected and rated as noncompensable. The scars, right and left calves, residuals of shell fragment wounds are also rated as noncompensable. The veteran's tinnitus is not compensably disabling. The veteran's PTSD warrants a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current knee problems dated back to his service injuries and were causally linked to his combat duty in Vietnam. The scars, right and left calves, residuals of shell fragment wounds are not shown to have caused any functional limitation or impairment. The tinnitus does not result in frequent hospitalization or marked interference with employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Condition, Scars, Right and Left Calves, Residual of Shell Fragment Wound (SFW)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0100239
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