The veteran's service-connected painful joints due to undiagnosed illness are rated at the maximum schedular rating of 40 percent, and no higher. The RO has determined that additional disability from pain does not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's joint disability is already rated at the highest possible under the applicable diagnostic codes, and there is no evidence of additional functional loss due to pain or other factors that would justify a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness, painful joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0729942
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