The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for cervical degenerative disc disease, right rotator cuff tendonitis, and left knee strain and degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the conditions met the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disc disease C3-C7, right rotator cuff tendonitis, left knee strain and degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006499
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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