The veteran's hypertension with mitral valve prolapse, palpitations, and dyspnea is rated at 30 percent. The athlete's foot, bilateral, with fungus between the toes and onychomycosis is rated at 10 percent. The chondromalacia of the left patella, with history of arthritis, does not warrant a compensable rating. The veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 10 percent.

The deciding factor: The RO increased the evaluation for hypertension from 10 to 30 percent and granted a 10 percent evaluation for athlete's foot, bilateral, with fungus between the toes and onychomycosis. The chondromalacia of the left patella was rated as noncompensable due to its minimal symptoms, and the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 10 percent.

Claimed conditions

Hypertension with mitral valve prolapse, palpitations, and dyspnea, Athlete's foot, bilateral, with fungus between the toes and onychomycosis, Chondromalacia of the left patella, with history of arthritis, Degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

30%

Decision date

June 28, 2002

Citation

0207065

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