The Veteran's right wrist tendonitis is rated at 10 percent, but the Board denied an increased rating. The claims for service connection of her right and left knee disabilities were also denied as there was no evidence that these conditions began in service or are related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current knee conditions did not begin during service and were less likely than not caused by her service, based on the lack of a nexus between her current diagnoses and her reported in-service injuries.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis of the right wrist, Patellofemoral syndrome and superior patellar enthesopathy in both knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21003606
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA and non-VA treatment records, arranging for orthopedic examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected lumbar spine and right wrist disabilities, and resolving discrepancies in previous examination findings.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected elbow and wrist disabilities have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating at any time during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral wrist disabilities, finding that they are currently manifested by painful and limited motion without ankylosis. The case is remanded to obtain a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her right shoulder disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's right wrist tendonitis is rated at 10 percent, and his degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine remains at a 10 percent rating. No higher ratings are granted.
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