The Board has granted service connection for fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, finding that the veteran's knee pain during service was likely due to her later diagnosed muscular dystrophy. The increased evaluation requests for right and left knee chondromalacia are pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found it at least as likely as not that the knee pain experienced by the veteran in service was an early manifestation of her later diagnosed fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, which is a genetically determined disease.
- Claimed conditions
- fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, right knee chondromalacia, left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0318674
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased disability evaluations and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for left knee limitation of extension and an increased rating for left knee chondromalacia.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for higher ratings of his left and right knee conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during flare-ups and employment history.
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