The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The right eye disability is related to service, the left foot/toe and hip/hand/knee disabilities are all found to be secondary to his service-connected knee disability, and he has a separate 10% rating for atrophy of the left leg due to his knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's medical records show that his current conditions are related to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Left Foot/Toe Osteoarthritis, Left Hip Osteoarthritis, Right Hip Osteoarthritis, Chin Laceration, Lumbosacral Spine L4-S1 Facet Arthropathy, Left Little Finger Fracture, Right Knee Patellofemoral Arthritis, Right Thumb Laceration Residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806315
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the February 2026 rating decision is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the etiology of bilateral hearing loss and right thumb laceration residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for a right eye disability and traumatic brain injury are being remanded due to the need to provide notice of the opportunity for a hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right eye, left eye, left knee, and back disabilities due to conflicting statements from the Veteran and inconsistencies in his medical records.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hip disability and left hip OA with limitation of adduction are rated at 30 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.
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