The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip and an increased rating for residuals of a right patellectomy, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the right hip or residuals of a right patellectomy were related to his active service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right hip, residuals of a right patellectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0307642
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 362 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right hip, left knee, and right knee. The Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.
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