The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
The deciding factor: The current evidence does not support a higher rating or TDIU based on the service-connected conditions, as they are currently evaluated under the appropriate diagnostic codes without showing any disabling effects not considered in those codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Scar, Left Knee, Scar, Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24012707
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