The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of bilateral knees and an increased rating for DDD of lumbar spine. The claim for higher initial ratings for radiculopathy in lower extremities is being remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on neurological manifestations of the lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of bilateral knees, DDD of lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1310857
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there has not been substantial compliance with the April 2020 remand directives and has therefore ordered the case to be returned for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bone pain, including as due to bone density loss related to osteoporosis and osteopenia or related to arthritis and degenerative disc disease. The VA examiners concluded that these conditions did not clearly pre-exist service, were not incurred in service, and are not aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee arthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service and concluding that any current arthritis is more likely due to natural aging.
- Dismissed
All issues related to service connection have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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