The Board denied increased initial evaluations for various service-connected disabilities, except for a 20 percent evaluation for limitation of pronation of the left (major) elbow and an increased evaluation from 10 percent to 20 percent for shell fragment wounds, right (minor) forearm.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable rating codes. The Board found that a 20 percent evaluation was warranted for limitation of pronation of the left elbow and an increased evaluation from 10 to 20 percent for shell fragment wounds, right forearm.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Arthritis, Right (minor) Acromioclavicular Joint, Chondromalacia Patellae, Right Knee, Arthritis, Left (major) Acromioclavicular Joint, Limitation of Motion, Left (major) Wrist, Limitation of Motion, Right (minor) Wrist, Limitation of Pronation, Left (major) Elbow, Limitation of Motion, Right Hip, Hearing Loss, Left Ear, Bilateral Tinnitus, Shell Fragment Wounds, Right Forearm, MG VII, Shell Fragment Wounds, Left Upper Arm, MG VII, Shell Fragment Wounds, Right Lower Extremity, variously identified as MG XII and MG XIV, Shell Fragment Wounds, Abdomen, MG XIX, Shell Fragment Wounds, Left Lower Extremity, MG XII
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907885
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