The VA has denied all increased rating claims for the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right eye cataract, right and left ankle injuries, right and left knee injuries, and right shoulder acromioclavicular separation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that any of the veteran's conditions warranted a higher disability rating based on their current manifestations.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Left Ankle Injury, Residuals of Left Knee Injury, Residuals of Right Ankle Injury, Residuals of Right Knee Injury, Right Eye Cataract, Status Post Intraocular Lens Implant, Right Shoulder Acromioclavicular Separation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0612179
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right shoulder disability and TDIU due to inadequate examinations, missing records, and issues with duty to assist. The case will be returned to the Board after further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has found new and material evidence to support these claims. The cases are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, residuals of right ankle injury, and residuals of left ankle injury. The Veteran's current conditions are found to be related to his military service.,Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, with the condition being presumed to have had its onset during active military service.
- Granted
The Board found that the February 2006 rating decision awarding a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of left knee injury was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to pyramiding, and thus reduced this rating. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet eligibility requirements for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.
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