The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for right knee and hip disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any new or significant changes in the veteran's disabilities that would warrant an increase in his disability ratings or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Right Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0032556
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What this means for you
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