The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not warrant an evaluation in excess of the currently assigned ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a higher rating for any of the service-connected conditions, as they are all rated under their respective diagnostic codes based on current symptoms and findings.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, chest pain, mild folliculitis, peptic ulcer disease, scar on neck, short term memory loss, trouble concentrating and fatigue (undiagnosed illness), left hand injuries, chronic low back pain, degenerative disc disease, tinnitus, left rotator cuff tenderness, fracture, lateral tibial plateau, right leg with right knee pain, muscle tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0122334
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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