The Veteran's bilateral hip, knee, and left ankle disabilities were not found to be related to his service-connected cervical spine and thoracic spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a current diagnosis of these disabilities or show their relationship to the Veteran's service-connected cervical spine and thoracic spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine with right hand radiculopathy and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine with disc disease, Bilateral hip disability, Bilateral knee disability, Left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1310097
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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