The Board has granted service connection for chondrocalcinosis of the left knee and assigned a 10 percent initial rating, effective December 7, 1998. The claim for residuals of pilonidal cyst was also granted with a noncompensable initial rating. Service connection for low back disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's chondrocalcinosis of the left knee resulted in chronic joint pain but essentially normal range of motion, warranting a 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5260-5010. The residuals of pilonidal cyst were also service-connected with a noncompensable initial rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chondrocalcinosis of the left knee, pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639218
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pneumonia and remanded the claims for iodine allergy, pilonidal cyst, sulfa allergy, heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, and lower and upper extremity disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to bilateral knees, bilateral feet, tinnitus, OSA, acquired psychiatric disability, and pilonidal cyst.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for pilonidal cyst to provide him with another opportunity to attend a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), generalized anxiety disorder, persistent depressive disorder (dysthymic disorder), hypertension, pilonidal cyst, and sleep apnea due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
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