The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected knee conditions and denied his secondary service connection claims for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left hip strain.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct or secondary relationship between the veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and his claimed lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left hip strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee chondromalacia, Left knee chondromalacia, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, Left hip strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0840814
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its onset and etiology.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
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