The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of various shoulder and knee conditions have been denied. The RO found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate findings sufficient to warrant a higher evaluation based on the specific diagnostic codes used for evaluating these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the left shoulder, Stress fracture, right medial tibia and calcaneus, Stress fractures, left medial tibia and distal tibia with left knee status post arthroscopic surgery for medial meniscectomy, Right medial tibial stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0425012
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from November 14, 2011 to March 19, 2020.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to July 27, 2015 due to insufficient evidence showing that she was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left shoulder tendonitis is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination and the need for another one.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to July 27, 2015 did not prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
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