The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and his service-connected arthritis of the right hip was also granted a 30 percent rating. The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's right knee or right hip disabilities warrant evaluations in excess of the currently assigned 10 percent ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia of the right knee, Arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1001096
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, except that it granted a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee prior to September 28, 2018, and a 20 percent rating from that date. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for instability of the left knee.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of August 6, 2014 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The decision is based on evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to this date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disorder and its relationship to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis affecting multiple joints, including the back, ankles, hands, hips, and knees. The decision is based on a finding of continuity of symptoms since service.
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