The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee condition. The issue of Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 22, 2011 was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the current right knee condition is related to military service or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135868
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating prior to August 12, 2013 was denied as his right knee disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5003.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating from April 1, 2016 was denied as he is already receiving the maximum allowable disability rating of 60 percent for total right knee replacement.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating for PTSD was not granted, and the claims for left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, left knee arthroplasty and rheumatoid arthritis, and right knee arthritis were also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and the appeal for a higher rating is denied. The Veteran also meets criteria for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is found to have resulted from his active service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
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