The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the knees secondary to her service-connected hallux valgus, as well as her requests for increased ratings for hallux valgus of both feet. The Board found that there was no evidence of degenerative joint disease of the knees and that the current evaluations for hallux valgus were appropriate given the lack of objective findings or symptoms.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected hallux valgus did not cause or aggravate her claimed conditions, as there is no medical evidence showing degenerative joint disease of the knees. The current ratings for hallux valgus are also considered appropriate based on the absence of painful motion, edema, instability, weakness, or tenderness.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the knees, hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0014551
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- Denied
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