The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is denied as there is no current diagnosis of such a condition.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability does not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent, and his residuals of acute renal failure do not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of record indicating that the Veteran currently has a diagnosed bilateral knee disorder. The September 2004 VA examination found no clinical or radiological evidence of osteoarthritis or other arthropathy in either knee.,The Veteran's lumbar spine disability does not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent as there is no medical evidence showing that his condition more closely approximates a higher evaluation. His residuals of acute renal failure do not warrant a compensable evaluation as they are currently non-compensably disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0925723
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