The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for DJD of the left knee was denied, and service connection for DJD of the left hip was also denied. The Board found that there is no evidence to support a relationship between the Veteran's DJD of the left hip and his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a direct link between the Veteran's DJD of the left hip and his service-connected right and left knee disabilities, nor has there been any indication of secondary service connection for the hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1029600
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee DJD resulted in chronic pain and limitation of flexion to at most 90 degrees, even with flare-ups. A separate rating for limitation of extension was granted effective December 20, 2017.
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