The Veteran's seronegative arthritis has been rated at 40 percent since the rating period on appeal. The Board found no evidence of weight loss or incapacitating exacerbations, and thus denied a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate active seronegative arthritis with definite impairment of health or incapacitating exacerbations occurring more than three times per year.
- Claimed conditions
- seronegative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0929227
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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