The Veteran's service-connected ankylosing spondylitis, right and left hip involvement, and right and left knee disabilities have been granted effective October 5, 2012.,Higher initial disability ratings for the Veteran's service-connected ankylosing spondylitis with sacroiliitis and bilateral L5 spondylolysis, as well as her right and left knee conditions (limitation of extension), are denied.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were granted based on the date of filing the original service connection claim for ankylosing spondylitis in January 2013.,Higher initial disability ratings were denied due to lack of evidence showing symptoms or impairments that would warrant higher ratings under applicable DCs.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylosing spondylitis, right hip involvement with ankylosing spondylitis, left hip involvement with ankylosing spondylitis, right knee involvement with ankylosing spondylitis (limitation of extension), left knee involvement with ankylosing spondylitis (limitation of extension), right elbow involvement with ankylosing spondylitis (limitation of flexion), left elbow involvement with ankylosing spondylitis (limitation of flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050305
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