The Veteran's bilateral hand injury and left knee disability have been previously adjudicated, with the November 1980 rating decision denying service connection for a bilateral hand injury. The left knee disability has been rated at 10% since July 2001.
The deciding factor: The November 1980 rating decision denied service connection due to lack of evidence supporting arthritis in the hands, and the March 2002 rating decision increased the left knee disability to 10% based on current findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand injury, left patella subluxation, left hand crush injury, left hand crush injury (arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1044116
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to noise exposure during active duty. Service connection for left hand crush injury is also granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and service connection claims have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for arthritis of the left knee and left patella subluxation have been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis, right arm strain, bilateral hand injury, left thumb injury, and right thumb injury due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to her military service.,Specifically, the Board found that there is no current diagnosis of any of these conditions in the Veteran's medical records.
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