The Board has granted the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected lumbosacral strain and degenerative discospondylosis of the lumbosacral spine with bilateral sacroiliac arthritis, as well as for residuals of a partial meniscectomy of the right knee with post-traumatic arthritis. The rating assigned is 20 percent for each condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions have been found to warrant an increased evaluation based on their severity and impact on his daily life.
- Claimed conditions
- right elbow disability, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0607479
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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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