The Veteran's arthritis of the legs is not service-connected, but her acne is. The Veteran received a 10% rating for her bilateral flat feet and was denied a compensable rating for her allergic rhinitis with recurrent sinusitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established for arthritis of the legs as there was no evidence of arthritis in service or related to service. Service connection was granted for acne, which is considered new and material evidence. The Veteran's flat feet were rated at 10% and her allergic rhinitis with recurrent sinusitis was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the legs, Skin disorder (Acne)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1048468
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- Denied
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