The veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations have been granted. Service connection was established for post-traumatic pain in the right knee, with a 10% evaluation effective June 2, 1992. Increased evaluations were granted for degenerative joint disease of the right knee (post-traumatic pain) and status post surgery, right shoulder (residual painful range of motion).
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records showed tenderness over the lateral aspect, crepitation, full range of motion, and mild degenerative joint disease on radiologic examination for his knees. For the shoulder, there were objective findings of degenerative joint disease confirmed by X-ray.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"depressive disorder","claimed_condition":"sleep disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Mycoplasma fermentans","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"fibromyalgia","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"chronic fatigue","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"degenerative joint disease, right knee","claimed_condition":"post-traumatic pain"}, {"condition_name":"chondromalacia patella, left knee","claimed_condition":""}, {"condition_name":"status post surgery, right shoulder","claimed_condition":"residual painful range of motion"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0614940
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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.
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