The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for DJD of the left knee and service connection for a chronic right knee disability were denied. The Board found that his current right knee disability did not have its onset during active military service, nor is it presumed to be related to service-connected DJD of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service and there was no evidence of a nexus between his service-connected DJD of the left knee and his current right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee, Chronic right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1534825
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD from October 1, 2008 to August 30, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing limitation of flexion or extension that would warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic upper respiratory infection, and residuals of shingles but granted service connection for a chronic right knee disability.
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