The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings were denied. The VA determined that the current manifestations of his service-connected conditions did not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the Veteran's symptoms and findings from recent examinations did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Elbow, Residuals of Right Knee Trauma with Arthritis and Baker's Cyst, Right Ulnar Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1008683
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