The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating or establish that her claimed conditions were related to service or secondary to her service-connected right knee disorders.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of severe enough symptoms to warrant a higher rating under the applicable criteria, and there was no medical evidence linking the Veteran's left hip and right ankle disorders to her military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the right knee, Instability of the right knee, Left hip disorder, Right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0907322
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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