The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee injury with traumatic arthritis, varicose veins of the left leg, and varicose veins of the right leg.,No new evidence or changes in medical findings have been provided to support higher disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence does not demonstrate any additional functional loss or impairment that would warrant a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Injury with Traumatic Arthritis, Varicose Veins of the Left Leg, Varicose Veins of the Right Leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0514493
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- Remanded (sent back)
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