The Board found that the appellant does not currently have arthritis, other than gouty arthritis, of either knee and denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence showing current diagnoses of arthritis in the knees, other than gouty arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, right knee, Arthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0514890
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- Granted
The Veteran's right knee arthritis and left knee limitation of flexion with arthritis are granted at 20% and 30%, respectively.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected left knee, left hip, and left heel disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after these examinations are conducted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee arthritis and right knee arthritis due to inadequate examination reports, failure to address functional loss during flare-ups, and need for additional VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arthritis of the right knee and left knee, instability of the right knee, a scar from his inguinal region, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and degenerative arthritis of the right hip, do not render him unemployable.
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