The Veteran's left knee disability is rated as 20 percent disabling, and the claims for service connection for bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, and low back disorder were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service or secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of left knee injury with arthritis due to trauma, Bilateral hip disorder, Right knee disorder, Low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0907595
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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