The Veteran's service-connected thoracic spine disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral ankle disorders, and bilateral knee disorders have been granted a 100% evaluation effective August 27, 2015.,The Veteran's service-connected left and right shoulder osteopenia, left and right hip osteopenia with synovitis, right knee osteopenia/strain based on instability, and left knee osteopenia/strain based on instability have been granted a 20% evaluation effective September 10, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected thoracic spine disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral hip disorders, bilateral ankle disorders, and bilateral knee disorders were found to warrant the highest schedular rating due to their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- DJD of the thoracic spine, with IVDS of the thoracolumbar spine and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, osteopenia of the left shoulder, osteopenia of the right shoulder, osteopenia of the left hip with synovitis, osteopenia of the right hip with synovitis, osteopenia and tenosynovitis of the right ankle, osteopenia and tenosynovitis of the left ankle, right knee osteopenia and strain based on limited motion, left knee osteopenia and strain based on limited motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800325
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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