The Veteran's appeals for a higher initial rating for his left knee disability and service connection for a left hand disability have been denied. The Board found no current right knee disability, and the Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in his hands.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosed right knee or left hand disability that would support service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, metallic foreign body of the left hand, left hand middle finger bump with pain over the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801668
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for residuals of a right rib fracture and dermatophytosis (claimed as eczema) have been granted. Claims for hyperlipidemia, elevated liver enzymes, posttraumatic stress disorder, alopecia totalis, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, cervical spine disability, voiding dysfunction, benign neoplasm of the skin, right ankle disability, right elbow disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been denied. The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity secondary to service-connected spinal stenosis are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is required for the issues of entitlement to initial increased disability ratings for service-connected iliotibial band syndrome of the right and left knees. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and right hand disability were granted initial ratings of 20 percent, while the iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee was found to warrant a non-compensable rating. Lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain was not separately rated.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated as noncompensable since the effective date of service connection. The RO granted a 10 percent rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, effective July 16, 2004.
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