The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right foot, ankle, and knee as secondary to his service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right second toe and fractured right third toe with hallux valgus. The claim for an increased rating for traumatic arthritis of the right second toe and fractured right third toe with hallux valgus was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions were based on, consistent with, and supported by clear rationale and clinical findings, indicating that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or result in his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right foot, arthritis of the right ankle, arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0425962
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and patellofemoral syndrome. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several claims for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
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