The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for increased evaluations for his sinus, right elbow, right knee, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and bilateral plantar fasciitis disabilities have been denied as there is no evidence to support a higher evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that any of the appellant's service-connected disabilities warrant an increased evaluation beyond the currently assigned ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinusitis, Right Elbow Disability, Right Knee Disability, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0917730
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