The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability and no objective indications of chronic disability resulting from undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to support the presence of a current disability or objective indications of chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Unknown Disorder Due To Exposure To Asbestos, Unknown Disorder Due To Undiagnosed Illness, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1038982
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations that comply with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of July 29, 2009. Therefore, a TDIU is granted effective from that date.
- Denied
The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 10 percent, and his left knee disability is rated at 20 percent. The appeal for increased ratings remains denied.
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