Partly granted
The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and granted some, including a 20% rating for right ankle arthritis from April 2, 2022, and separate 30% ratings for left and right knee ankylosis starting May 23, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's conditions as evaluated under the applicable rating criteria, with some claims denied due to insufficient evidence of increased disability beyond the current ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left ankle fracture with post-traumatic arthritis, right ankle fracture with post-traumatic arthritis, bilateral feet osteoarthritis condition, left knee ankylosis, right knee ankylosis, right knee instability, left knee instability, left knee meniscectomy residuals, left knee osteoarthritis with painful motion, right knee osteoarthritis with painful motion, left knee osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion, right knee osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion, scars, status post arthroscopy, left knee, painful scarring, status post arthroscopy, left knee, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016490
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