The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected left knee replacement and right shoulder disorder, finding that the schedular criteria did not meet the requirements for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed no significant changes in the veteran's conditions since previous evaluations, with findings of stable right shoulder symptoms and moderate to mild limitations in both knees.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Replacement, Right Shoulder Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0209468
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