The Board denied the veteran's service connection claims for bilateral knee sprain, degenerative joint disease of the left hip, and right hip sprain with degenerative joint disease, all secondary to his service-connected bilateral post-operative contracture deformity of the toes with plantar warts and calcaneal varus.

The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a direct relationship between active service and the veteran's knee, hip, or right hip complaints. The examiner ruled out any relationship between active service and the veteran's bilateral knee and hip complaints on a direct basis and any relationship between his service-connected toe deformity and his bilateral knee and hip complaints on a secondary basis.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bilateral knee sprain","secondary_to":"Service-connected bilateral post-operative contracture deformity of the toes with plantar warts and calcaneal varus"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative joint disease of the left hip","secondary_to":"Service-connected bilateral post-operative contracture deformity of the toes with plantar warts and calcaneal varus"}, {"condition_name":"Right hip sprain with degenerative joint disease","secondary_to":"Service-connected bilateral post-operative contracture deformity of the toes with plantar warts and calcaneal varus"}

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 4, 2006

Citation

0637413

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