The veteran's appeal was denied for increased rating and service connection. The RO confirmed the current 40% rating for his right knee disorder, but denied service connection for cervical strain and multiple other conditions.
The deciding factor: The RO found no clear and unmistakable error in prior decisions regarding service connection and granted a 40% rating for the veteran's right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- arthrotomy scar of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the right hip and right leg, avascular necrosis of the femoral heads, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of the right shoulder, right elbow and both hands, bilateral arthritis of the hips, chondromalacia of the left knee, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0533182
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