The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected knee and thumb disabilities have been denied. The RO has considered the evidence and determined that a compensable rating is not warranted for the right thumb disability, while separate 10 percent evaluations are assigned for each of the left and right knees.

The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints of pain were noted but no other functional impairment was demonstrated to warrant higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Residuals of a fracture of the right thumb"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a chip fracture of the left knee","additional_details":"Manifested primarily by subjective complaints of pain; without evidence of instability."}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a stress fracture of the right knee with degenerative changes"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a stress fracture of the left knee with degenerative changes","additional_details":"Manifested primarily by complaints of pain, swelling, and instability; objective evidence of pain and limitation of motion."}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

June 23, 2006

Citation

0618585

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