The VA has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disability evaluations combine to an overall 60 percent rating under the Combined Ratings Table for the appellate period of September 2010 to February 2016.
The deciding factor: VA used the Combined Ratings Table to calculate the combined disability evaluation, resulting in a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss, arthritis of the right knee, residuals of a right ankle injury, seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, right upper extremity radiculopathy of long thoracic nerve associated with degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, recurrent tinnitus associated with bilateral high frequency sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1824387
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a neck strain is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as he does not meet the criteria under either the schedular or extraschedular standards.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, residuals of a left knee injury, and tinnitus.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, residuals of a left knee injury, and tinnitus.
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