The Veteran's patellofemoral arthralgia of the left knee is currently rated at 30 percent, and her GERD with gastritis has been assigned a temporary initial compensable rating from June 14, 2007 to September 23, 2008. The TDIU claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's patellofemoral arthralgia of the left knee is currently rated at 30 percent based on severe impairment of the left knee with a range of motion from 0 degrees extension to 64 degrees flexion, which meets the criteria for this rating. The GERD with gastritis has been assigned a temporary initial compensable rating due to its intermittent nature and associated symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral arthralgia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1331630
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to be of such severity as to preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU based on this finding.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including patellofemoral arthralgia of the left knee, gastritis and GERD, bronchitis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left ankle arthralgia, and left hip strain, do not render her unemployable due to her disabilities. The Board finds that she is capable of performing more sedentary employment.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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