The Veteran's left hip disability was not incurred in or due to his time in service, and is denied.,PTSD does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 70 percent. The claim is denied.,Back disability did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 5, 2019 or 20 percent thereafter from that date. The claim is denied.,Right lower extremity radiculopathy was not rated higher than 10 percent prior to March 5, 2019 and granted a rating of 20 percent thereafter. The claim is partially granted.,Left lower extremity radiculopathy was not rated higher than 10 percent prior to March 5, 2019 and granted a rating of 20 percent thereafter. The claim is partially granted.,GERD did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent. The claim is denied.,Left knee disability did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support service connection for the left hip disability, and the Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The back disability was not found to have incapacitating episodes or severe impairment warranting higher ratings. Right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy were rated based on their current severity. GERD did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, and the left knee disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disability, PTSD, back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, GERD, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20046141
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient rationale in the July 2012 VA examination for the Veteran's left knee disability, and a new addendum opinion is needed.
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