The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and right foot disabilities were denied. The initial rating for right hip osteoarthritis was granted at 10%. Effective dates for the grants of service connection for left first metatarsophalangeal joint, right knee, and left knee osteoarthritis are not established.,The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for right lower extremity lymphedema was granted. The effective date for this grant is June 13, 2006.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish the presence of chronic conditions in service or continuity of symptoms after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hip Disability, Right Foot Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 24, 2013
- Citation
- 1302614
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disability, finding that the evidence is at least approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's post-service disability was incurred in service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's generalized anxiety disorder is granted a 70% rating. The left hip disability claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding causation and aggravation.
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