The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection for right ankle disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his right ankle disability or service connection for any of the other conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records provided no evidence to support a higher rating for the Veteran's right ankle disability or service connection for left knee, left ankle, or right hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Left knee disability, Right ankle disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178889
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,569 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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