The Board found that the Veteran's right knee arthritis is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current right knee condition to his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1529252
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, on an extraschedular basis for post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee and denied special monthly compensation for loss of use of the right foot.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that more recent VA examinations are needed due to the Veteran's testimony suggesting his disabilities have worsened since the last VA examinations. Additionally, new examination reports which comply with the Court’s rulings in Correia and Sharp must be completed on remand.
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