Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded a claim for service connection of a lumbar spine condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support findings that would warrant higher disability ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right knee total arthroplasty, left knee meniscal tear, left knee instability, lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085014
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