The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause or aggravate his claimed conditions, and the Board finds no evidence of a nexus between his service-connected right femur fracture residuals and either condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus by causation or aggravation between the Veteran's service-connected right leg disability and either mild osteoarthritis of the left knee or discogenic degenerative change of the lumbar spine, most prominent at the L5-S1 joint.
- Claimed conditions
- mild osteoarthritis of the left knee, discogenic degenerative change of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1429472
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, Meniere's disease, diabetes, tendonitis of the right wrist, mild osteoarthritis of the left knee, and mild osteoarthritis of the right knee, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to November 6, 2015. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected fragment wound to the left thigh is currently rated at 10 percent, and his claim for a higher rating has been granted. However, his secondary knee disorder claim has been denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be decided, including providing VCAA notice and obtaining medical records. The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbar spine and left knee disorders are remanded to obtain appropriate VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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