The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including left ankle arthritis, bilateral knee arthritis, right hip condition (to include arthritis), and dizziness. The VA examiner found no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: VA examiners provided opinions that the Veteran's claimed conditions were not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle arthritis, musculoligamentous strains of the bilateral knees, bilateral knee arthritis, right hip condition (to include arthritis), dizziness, right ankle condition (to include arthritis), left ankle strain, left hip bursitis, left hip arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015488
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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 service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and earlier effective dates as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current conditions and his active military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle strain, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
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