The Veteran's lumbosacral spine, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities were all rated at the maximum available rating of 20 percent. The decision did not address any other issues or claims.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's conditions met the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating in each case based on their severity as per the applicable VA rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine arthritis, cervical spine arthritis, left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1214505
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The claim for service connection of a low back disability was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claim is denied as there is no evidence that the current condition is related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been received. The AOJ should now consider secondary service connection in addition to the original claims.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, type II diabetes, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy, and sleep apnea as they have become service-connected in other rating decisions.
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