The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, finding that DJD was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not otherwise related to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that DJD of the right knee was less likely than not caused by an in-service injury and more likely due to obesity and wear and tear over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20012362
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for DJD, right knee and instability, right knee were denied as there is no evidence of more than slight instability or limitation of motion warranting a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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