The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The RO granted an increased rating to 30 percent for the right knee injury with residual laxity, but denied higher ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support granting higher ratings based on the severity of the veteran's symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee, Residuals of Right Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Laxity, Patellofemoral Arthritis of the Right Knee, Residuals of a Right Ankle Sprain, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Fracture of the Right Little Finger and Right Thumb Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2001
- Citation
- 0116080
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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