The Board has determined that the Veteran's current knee and back conditions are not related to his military service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's current diagnoses of osteoarthritis, meniscus tear, and degenerative disc disease with L5-S1 and his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis (right knee), Meniscus tear (right knee), Degenerative disc disease, L5-S1 (back)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1334303
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The Board denied effective dates prior to March 23, 2022, for the awards of a 50 percent rating for right knee disability based on limitation of motion and a 20 percent rating for right knee instability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability, but remanded the issue of service connection for a respiratory disability (other than sleep apnea), claimed as asthma.
- Denied
The Veteran's knee disabilities, including degenerative arthritis and meniscus tears, are rated at the maximum available under current VA regulations. The appeals for higher ratings have been denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and an effective date of February 3, 2004, was granted for the TDIU.
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