Denied
The Board denied all requested increased ratings for the veteran's disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, limitation of extension of the right knee, limitation of extension of the left knee, right ankle disability, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, traumatic constipation, unspecified depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000905
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