Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral ankle, elbow, shoulder, cervical spine, and skin conditions, except for a 40% rating for bilateral ankle gout from March 1, 2021, and a 30% rating for eczema, onychomycosis, and pilonidal cyst from April 25, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability, bilateral ankle gout, right elbow epicondylitis, tendonitis and gout, left elbow epicondylitis, tendonitis and gout, impairment of supination and pronation of the right elbow, impairment of supination and pronation of the left elbow, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, eczema, onychomycosis, and a pilonidal cyst, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), iron deficiency anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002437
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