The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The TDIU claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted due to lack of evidence supporting the claimed conditions, and the evaluations requested by the veteran did not meet the schedular criteria established in the Rating Schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- costochondritis, cervical spine spondylosis, lower lumbar spine degenerative joint disease and L1-L2 disc bulge, postoperative right foot bone spur and cyst with neuritis, right lateral sural nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0827359
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as incurred in service.,The Veteran's left knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis is granted as incurred in service and has continued since then.
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