The veteran's service-connected disabilities have been rated and are currently assigned the maximum schedular ratings. No further increased ratings are warranted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Major Depression"}, {"condition_name":"Multiple Stress Fractures of the Left Foot with Plantar Fasciitis"}, {"condition_name":"Multiple Stress Fractures of the Right Foot with Plantar Fasciitis"}, {"condition_name":"Right Ankle Fracture"}, {"condition_name":"Sinusitis"}, {"condition_name":"Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ovarian Cyst"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605680
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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