The Board denied service connection for right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current diagnoses and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Knee Anterior Cruciate Strain, Partial Tear, and Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Knee Medial Meniscus Tear with Patellofemoral Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- A19001841
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 20 percent rating for left hip degenerative joint disease and a 10 percent rating for right hip degenerative joint disease, effective October 12, 2022, but denied a higher rating for the left hip.
- Granted
The Veteran's right total hip replacement is granted a 50 percent rating since November 1, 2019. The appeal for higher ratings or service connection for other conditions remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a TDIU from May 29, 2015 to October 3, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for prior to this period is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding his hip, back, and leg disabilities. The issues are related as they involve secondary service connection.
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