The Veteran's left knee disability and GERD have been granted ratings, with the left knee receiving a 10% rating and GERD receiving a 10% rating effective June 25, 2010. The left knee condition is rated based on limitation of motion due to arthritis, while GERD is rated based on symptoms such as dysphagia, pyrosis, regurgitation, and substernal or arm/shoulder pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions met the criteria for a 10% rating under the applicable diagnostic codes, with no higher ratings warranted due to functional loss not affecting any specific joint limitation criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Strain, Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148252
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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