The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not linked to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection was also denied for an initial rating higher than 20 percent for spondylosis of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran’s bilateral knee osteoarthritis to his military service, and determined that it is not caused or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.,For the lumbar spine disability, the Board noted that there was no evidence of forward flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, nor ankylosis. The Veteran's radiculopathy did not meet criteria for a higher rating under the Formula for Rating IVDS.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis, Spondylosis of the Lumbar Spine, Radiculopathy of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18129050
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for discontinuance of TDIU, reduction of disability rating for acquired psychiatric disorder, and reduction of disability rating for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity due to lack of response from the Veteran within the required timeframe.
- Denied
The Board found that the evidence did not show an actual improvement in the Veteran's conditions, and thus denied the reduction requests for his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability is granted service connection.,Service connection for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities are also granted.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a TDIU prior to July 13, 2019, and increased ratings for the lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.
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