The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle, back, and hip disabilities are not well-grounded because there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus between his service-connected left knee disability and these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current diagnoses of right ankle, back, or hip disabilities, nor any link to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Disability, Back Disability, Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0010936
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.
- Dismissed
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