The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of left knee disability, service connection for a lumbar spine disability secondary to his left knee disability, and service connection for bilateral hip disability secondary to his left knee disability have all been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of any bilateral hip disability. The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis associated with any claimed bilateral hip disability. There was also insufficient evidence to establish a link between the lumbar spine disability and service-connected left knee disability, as well as inadequate examination for the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee lateral meniscus tear with degenerative joint disease and lateral compartment post arthroscopies, bilateral hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1741360
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