The Veteran's service connection claim for a right hip disability is denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current right hip disability began during active service or was caused by a service-connected condition.,For the period from June 24, 2009 to October 25, 2015, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right knee injury with degenerative joint disease is denied as his current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.,For the period from June 24, 2009 to October 25, 2015, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbar spondylosis and spondylolisthesis with degenerative arthritis of the spine is denied as his current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.,For the period from October 26, 2015, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for lumbar spondylosis and spondylolisthesis with degenerative arthritis of the spine is denied as his current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's right hip disability began during active service or was caused by a service-connected condition.,The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent, as his right knee is not manifested by flexion limited to 30 degrees and extension is normal.,For the period from June 24, 2009 to October 25, 2015, the Veteran's lumbar spine is not manifested by forward flexion of 60 degrees or less, nor is there a showing of ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine, or of incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 2 weeks.,For the period from October 26, 2015, the Veteran's lumbar spine is not manifested by forward flexion of 30 degrees or less, nor is there a showing of ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine, or of incapacitating episodes having a total duration of at least 4 weeks.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip, Right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014493
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