The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee disabilities and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support higher evaluations or a finding of unemployability solely due to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left knee injury with laxity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0315459
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee and ankle disabilities due to incomplete VA examinations.
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