The RO granted the veteran's claims for service-connected disabilities, including left knee arthritis and left ankle arthritis, but did not grant any higher ratings. The effective date of these decisions is March 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the veteran's left knee and left ankle conditions warranted a 10 percent rating each, which was granted as part of his initial service connection determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, left ankle arthritis, degenerative joint disease, thoracic spine, alopecia areata, cholecystectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0738441
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for alopecia areata was dismissed because she submitted a request for Higher Level Review (HLR) before filing her Notice of Disagreement, which constitutes an impermissible concurrent election.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for other specified stressor and trauma related disorder, as well as service connection for alopecia areata, were both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a 100% disability rating for the former condition or establish service connection for the latter.
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