The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active military service and have denied all of his claims.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease, and current diagnoses do not link these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Right foot hallux valgus and 2nd hammertoe, status post bunionectomy and 2nd hammertoe correction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1029515
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome, right knee, and left knee as secondary to the right knee.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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