The Board denied service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no direct evidence linking the current hip and knee disabilities to service or a service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of right hip, Sclerosis of femoral head and neck of right hip, Osteoarthritis of right knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20076800
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the right knee, left knee, and back disability issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left ankle, right ankle, left hand, right hand, left knee, and right knee has been granted.,Service connection for osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lower back and neck have also been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's meniscus complications of the right knee are rated at a separate 20% evaluation, and his osteoarthritis of the right knee is rated at 10%. The limitation of extension of the right knee is rated at 30% since August 19, 2016.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of DJD of the right hip or bilateral knees, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.
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