The Board has determined that the veteran's cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and residuals of left knee meniscectomy warrant initial disability ratings of 10 percent each. The veteran's service-connected conditions are not related to any specific exposure basis or presumption.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted throughout the appeal period did not reveal any additional functional loss due to pain or other factors beyond normal limitation of motion, which is consistent with a 10 percent rating for each condition under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical strain, Lumbosacral strain, Residuals of left knee meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0114368
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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