The Veteran's arthritis of the hips and knees were not found to be related to service, but his ankle disabilities have been granted initial ratings.,The Veteran was awarded a 10% rating for each of his right and left ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection was denied as there is no evidence linking the current hip and knee conditions to service. However, the ankle disabilities were found to be related to service-connected ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the Hips, Arthritis of the Knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1123395
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including sleep apnea, degenerative arthritis of the spine, anxiety and depression, arthritis of the knees, tinnitus, sinusitis with rhinitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the knees and arthritis of the hips were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claims are therefore denied.
- Denied
The Board finds that the evidence does not support service connection for any of the claimed conditions, including a kidney disorder.
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