The Board found that the effective date for reinstating a 10 percent disability evaluation for the service-connected osteomalacia of the right knee with Osgood Schlatter and degenerative osteoarthritis is January 1, 2005. The veteran's benefits were suspended due to his whereabouts being unknown, but resumed on that date.
The deciding factor: The VA computer records showed no payment to the veteran from January 1, 1997 to present, and the RO reinstated the rating based on the current address provided by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomalacia of the right knee with Osgood Schlatter and degenerative osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0723118
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and development of his service-connected right knee instability disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated at 10 percent since April 21, 2008. The claim for a higher rating is denied as the evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's claim for reinstatement of a 10 percent disability evaluation for his service-connected osteomalacia of the right knee with Osgood Schlatter and degenerative osteoarthritis, effective from February 1, 2005.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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