The veteran's arthritis of the cervical spine, shoulders, right hip, left hip, and knees are not service connected. However, his degenerative disc disease and spondylosis of the lumbar spine is currently rated at 10% from July 5, 2002 and increased to 40% from March 4, 2006.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current arthritis conditions are not service connected as there is no evidence of chronic disorders in service or for many years thereafter. The VA certified registered nurse practitioner's opinion was found less probative than the VA orthopedic specialist's opinion which concluded that any current shoulder, knee, and hip arthritis is not related to his service-connected low back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Cervical Spine, Arthritis of the Shoulders, Arthritis of the Right Hip, Arthritis of the Left Hip, Arthritis of the Knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0707578
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