The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for her right knee instability and service connection for left and bowel disorders, finding that there is no current disability to support these claims.,Regarding the left knee disorder, the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis. For the bowel disorder, the Board noted the Veteran's lay statements but did not consider them in conjunction with her VA examination.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not provide sufficient basis for granting service connection or increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative instability of the right knee, Left knee disorder (undiagnosed), Bowel disorder (undiagnosed)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1827693
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to inadequate VA examination reports. The claims for increased ratings of her right knee disabilities are not currently decided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current level of disability of her right knee disabilities.
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