The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic chest pains and right knee disability, as well as his requests for increased initial ratings. The Veteran was granted a compensable rating (20%) for his right knee disability under Diagnostic Code 5258.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a diagnosed cardiac condition resulting from the Veteran's chest pains or any other service-connected disability, and the Veteran's right knee disability met the criteria for a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 5258.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Episodic Chest Pains, Degenerative Disc Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Right Knee Posterior Horn Medial Meniscus Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1518456
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