The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left wrist and right knee disabilities were denied. The initial evaluations of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, are not supported by the evidence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any findings that would warrant a higher rating based on functional loss or other factors such as pain, fatigue, weakness, lack of endurance, etc.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Distal Radius Fracture, Osgood-Schlatter's Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0612651
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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