The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee and foot disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a direct link between these conditions and his service or any service-connected disability. The Board also found that the veteran did not have a diagnosed bilateral hip disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's current hip condition was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected knee and foot disabilities, nor did it show that he had arthritis of the hips within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hip Disability, Right Knee Meniscal Tear, Left Knee Arthritis, Bilateral Pes Planus with Arthritis of First Metatarsophalangeal Joints
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606744
What this means for you
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