The veteran's claim for secondary service connection for numbness of the right foot is denied. The claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals internal derangement of the right knee is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a current diagnosis of numbness of the right foot, and the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the right foot, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, right hip strain, traumatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0201541
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, and right hip strain as secondary to the appellant's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities. The claim for a TMJ disorder was denied, along with other claims for increased ratings.
- Denied
The appeal of the February 16, 2023, proposal to reduce the disability rating for right hip strain is dismissed. The Board also denied an increased disability rating for right hip strain.
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