The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for right knee arthritis and right wrist arthritis are not well-grounded. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to support a finding that the veteran's current right knee and right wrist arthritis is related to his military service or any disease or injury incurred therein.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis, right wrist arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015807
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and tinnitus. The increased evaluation claim for pes planus was denied, as was the increase in rating for the right wrist fracture. The reduction of the right wrist rating from 10 percent to 0 percent was found improper, restoring the 10 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.
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