The Veteran's appeal is granted, with a 10 percent rating restored for tendonitis of the left Achilles tendon and denied for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right Achilles tendon condition and left knee ACL condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports restoration of the 10 percent rating for the left Achilles tendon condition due to painful motion, but not sufficient functional impairment. The right Achilles tendon and left knee conditions do not meet criteria for a higher rating based on current symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the left Achilles tendon (left ankle condition), Tendonitis of the right Achilles tendon, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, to include ACL and meniscus injury (left knee ACL condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156993
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