The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip arthritis and degenerative joint disease of the right knee were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions. However, a suture scar on the right knee was found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: VA medical examination indicated no relationship between current right hip and right knee disorders and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1003757
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, from April 1, 2011, but no earlier.
- Granted
The Court found that the Veteran's pre-existing right hip condition was aggravated by service, leading to arthritis. The Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee was reduced from 30 percent to 10 percent. The Board has now restored the original 30 percent rating.
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