The veteran is granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left hip as part and parcel of his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the right knee. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, currently evaluated at 10 percent disabling, is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a higher evaluation for the veteran's degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the left hip, degenerative arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0105104
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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