The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected disabilities of status-post left ACL reconstruction with DJD, chorioretinal scar of the left eye, and bilateral onychomycosis were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable Diagnostic Codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability evaluations were based on their specific diagnostic codes without meeting the criteria for increased ratings as per the relevant Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post residuals of left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with degenerative joint disease (DJD), chorioretinal scar of the left eye, bilateral onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1605008
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