The veteran's right knee disability is rated at 20 percent, but the RO denied a higher rating.,Diplopia was not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.,Muscle pain and memory loss were not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.,The claim for arthralgia of shoulders, elbows, and wrists was reopened based on new evidence but denied again.,Fatigue was not found to be related to service or an undiagnosed illness.,Panic disorder without agoraphobia was reopened based on new evidence but denied.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's right knee disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating, as severe impairment was not demonstrated.,There is no competent medical evidence linking diplopia to service or an undiagnosed illness.,No relationship between muscle pain and memory loss and service or an undiagnosed illness was established.,The RO found that the new evidence did not establish a link between arthralgia of shoulders, elbows, and wrists and service or an undiagnosed illness.,Fatigue was not related to service or an undiagnosed illness based on the available evidence.,Panic disorder without agoraphobia was reopened but denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with ligamentous instability, diplopia (accommodative insufficiency and convergence insufficiency), muscle pain and memory loss, arthralgia of shoulders, elbows, and wrists, fatigue, panic disorder without agoraphobia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632077
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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