The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, and the appeal was remanded. The TDIU claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter's disease, traumatic arthritis, nephropathy, cataracts with retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy (PN) of the bilateral lower extremities, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065757
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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