The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected lumbar spine and left knee disabilities due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide good cause for not reporting for the scheduled VA examinations, which were necessary to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine, Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0206420
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