The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, as well as disorders of the right and left hips. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking current diagnoses of arthritis or hip disorders to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left knee, trochanteric bursitis of the right hip, trochanteric bursitis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0013859
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and patellofemoral syndrome. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hip conditions and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last supplemental statement of the case.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event and that the current condition is not related to service.
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