The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hand disability and an increased rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, finding no evidence to support the presence or causation of these conditions in service. The claim for left knee instability was granted with a separate 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no current diagnosis of a left hand disability and concluded that any left hand symptoms were not related to service. For the iliotibial band syndrome, the Board noted that the Veteran's flexion limitation did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5260.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21007765
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