The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of right ankle strain and left hip strain, finding that these conditions were not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected right knee disability. The claim for a higher rating for left knee patellofemoral stress syndrome was also denied. The request for restoration of a 20 percent rating for right knee chondromalacia was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection, as her current conditions are not proximately due to or the result of her service-connected right knee disability. The claim for a higher rating and restoration of a previous rating were also denied based on the lack of supporting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle strain, Left hip strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0818133
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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