The veteran's left knee condition was rated at 20 percent effective June 28, 2006. The claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left legs, CAD, and impotency were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the left knee or service connection for the claimed conditions due to lack of medical evidence linking them to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee condition, Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg (claimed as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus), Peripheral neuropathy of the left leg (claimed as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus), Coronary artery disease (CAD) (claimed as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus), Impotency, to include erectile dysfunction (claimed as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909142
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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