The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran is granted a temporary total rating (TTR) following left knee surgery, effective from the date of hospital admission and continuing for up to one year.,The Veteran's claims for right knee pain, low back pain, and an acquired psychiatric disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology or relationship to service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disability is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for fibromyalgia, leaving the other issues on appeal.,The VA examiner found that the left knee ACL reconstruction was more likely than not as a result of service-connected left knee disability and injury sustained during active service.,Insufficient evidence regarding the etiology or relationship to service-connected conditions is present for right knee pain, low back pain, and an acquired psychiatric disability. Further examination is needed.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, right knee pain, low back pain, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175653
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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