The Board denied an increased rating for right knee disability and service connection for hip arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions did not warrant a higher rating or service connection based on his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed no evidence of instability, subluxation, or dislocation in either knee. The Veteran’s symptoms were primarily related to pain and functional impairment rather than structural abnormalities that would support an increased rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral pain in the right knee, Arthritis of the hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1755618
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