The Veteran's right knee disability was granted a 10% rating effective September 1, 2009. The left knee disability and other disabilities were also granted ratings based on the severity of their symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability manifestations met or approximated the criteria for the assigned ratings under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Strain with Retropatellar Pain Syndrome, Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease, Right Ring Finger Fracture, Left Foot Fracture with Excision of Left Metatarsal Osteophytes, Left Thumb Laceration with Repair of Extension Pollicis Longus, Costochondritis (chest pain; diaphragmatic hernia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22016451
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, TBI, headaches, right ring finger fracture, scar of the proximal right lateral calf, and proximal right anterior thigh scars were denied. The VA determined that the current evidence did not support higher disability evaluations based on the severity of the service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's appeal of the ratings assigned for his service-connected right ring and right little finger disabilities comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). The Veteran was denied separate compensable ratings for the residuals of a right ring finger fracture and a right little finger fracture. However, he is granted a 10 percent rating for arthritis of both the right ring finger and right little finger as a group of minor joints effective November 14, 2012.,The Board also remanded the Veteran's appeal of the maxilla fracture disability to obtain an opinion addressing respiratory and dental issues as residuals of the maxilla fracture.
- Denied
The Veteran's right ring finger and little finger fractures are not rated as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA disability evaluation criteria.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his right ring finger fracture, finding that the current non-compensable rating adequately reflects the severity of his disability.
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