The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot disorder, left foot disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder. The rating assigned is 20 percent effective from February 9, 2009.
The deciding factor: Service-connected adenocarcinoma of the prostate status-post radical suprapubic prostatectomy was productive of voiding dysfunction prior to February 9, 2009 and a compensable rating (20%) is warranted for this condition from that date forward.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, left foot disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, tension of the jaw, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1016435
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a head injury, headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, left earache disorder, chronic fatigue, right shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, right foot disorder, GERD, and left shoulder disorder, as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to obtain a new examination that adequately addresses all pertinent evidence of record.
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