The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for urticaria, and denied compensable ratings for chondromalacia of the left knee and right knee prior to October 14, 2008. The claim for a compensable rating for residual scar from his fracture was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's urticaria did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent as there were no recurrent episodes requiring intermittent immunosuppressive therapy, and he had no debilitating episodes. The chondromalacia of both knees did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating prior to October 14, 2008 due to lack of limitation of motion or instability. The scar from his fracture was superficial and not painful, with no functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Urticaria (Chronic Hives), Chondromalacia of the Left Knee, Chondromalacia of the Right Knee, Residual Scar, Status Post Fracture of the Left First Metatarsal Bone
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1208650
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