The Board denied entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right and left knee disabilities prior to the specified dates due to the adequacy of the assigned schedular ratings.,The Veteran's claim for SMC at the housebound rate was denied as he did not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100% or multiple disabilities independently rated at 60%, nor was he permanently housebound.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the assigned schedular ratings adequately considered the Veteran's knee disabilities and other service-connected conditions, thus no extraschedular rating is warranted.,There was no evidence of a single service-connected disability rated at 100% or multiple disabilities independently rated at 60%, nor did the Veteran demonstrate permanent housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Instability, Left Knee Osteoarthritis, Right Knee Osteoarthritis, Left Elbow Gout, Right Elbow Gout, Left Wrist Gout, Right Wrist Gout, Left Hand Gout, Right Hand Gout, Left Hip Limitation of Flexion and Pain, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003391
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