The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, hip disability, increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, and laxity of the left knee. The decision also confirmed and continued the current noncompensable rating for pulmonary pleural plaquing.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for left eye disability, nor was there a relationship between any hip disability and service-connected conditions or VA treatment. The veteran's knee disabilities were found to be related to his periods of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Hip Disability, Left Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Left Knee Laxity, Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0618625
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining medical records and for an additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability ratings for right and left knee degenerative arthritis from 10 percent to 10 percent effective January 8, 2025.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder with dizziness/vertigo, depressive disorder, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis all from July 4, 2023.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's residuals of right knee total replacement have been granted a maximum schedular rating of 60 percent effective June 1, 2020. The Veteran's left knee degenerative arthritis has also been granted an increased rating to 60 percent effective June 1, 2020.
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