The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that his claimed conditions were not related to his service-connected knee disabilities. The Veteran was also denied a TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct or secondary relationship between the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and his other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability, Low back disability, Bilateral leg disability, Bladder disability, Right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of motion, Right knee osteoarthritis with instability, Left knee osteoarthritis, Left knee instability due to muscle strain of the left quadriceps, Depression, Verruca vulgaris of the hands, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1218658
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