The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is found to be related to her in-service injury, and she is granted service connection for this condition. The Board also finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses of right hip pain and bilateral heel pain, but remands for further development to determine if these conditions are secondary to her service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision grants service connection based on a finding that the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to in-service injury. The Board also finds that she has current diagnoses of right hip and bilateral heel pain, but remands for further development to determine if these conditions are secondary to her service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease, right hip condition, bilateral heel pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18101903
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, including secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is granted. The condition was not related to military service and no aggravation by the service-connected left knee disability could be established.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and right hip condition. The Veteran's claims were based on current diagnoses of these conditions but the evidence did not support an in-service injury or disease.,The Board also noted that there was no nexus between the current disabilities and service due to lack of in-service complaints or injuries.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip conditions, right knee condition, and/or right ankle condition are related to service. The claims are remanded for further development.
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