The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms that would warrant an increased rating for his right knee disability, and denied the claims for bilateral shin splints, right elbow pain, and bilateral wrist strain. However, by extending the benefit of doubt to the Veteran, his lumbosacral strain was determined to be service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current evidence of a diagnosis or symptoms related to the claimed conditions (bilateral shin splints, right elbow pain, and bilateral wrist strain) that would warrant an increased rating for his right knee disability. The lumbosacral strain was determined to be service-connected based on the Veteran's history and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Bilateral wrist strain, Lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1227461
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