The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for right foot disorder and right knee disorder have been denied. The left knee arthritis claim is granted, but the right foot and right knee disorders are not related to service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the current diagnoses of right foot and right knee disorders and military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, right foot disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105073
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
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- Dismissed
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