The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings, reopening of service connection claims, and secondary service connection were denied. The right knee condition remains rated at 10 percent, tinnitus is assigned the maximum schedular evaluation, and no new evidence was received to reopen hearing loss, headaches, or left carpal tunnel syndrome claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions did not meet criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of objective medical findings supporting additional functional impairment beyond what is already contemplated by current ratings. New evidence submitted since final decisions did not provide sufficient information to reopen the hearing loss, headaches, and left carpal tunnel syndrome claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Cartilage Injury, Left Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (previously claimed as bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1705047
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