Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, and low back disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a higher level of disability than that already compensated by the current 10% or 20% ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patella, left knee meniscal tear with chondromalacia patella, right shoulder labral tear, left shoulder labral tear, spinal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021086
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