The Veteran's claim for service connection for hematuria is denied. The appeal regarding the rating of his left knee disability prior to March 19, 2012, and from February 13, 2009, to February 28, 2017, has been granted with a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis manifested by limitation flexion. The appeal regarding the increased ratings for his left knee disability is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claim for hematuria was not supported by evidence showing an in-service injury or disease resulting in a current disability. For the period from February 13, 2009, to February 28, 2017, the Veteran had left knee arthritis manifested by limitation flexion due to pain and received a separate 10 percent rating for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hematuria, left knee arthritis manifested by limitation flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21015961
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